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CHRISTIAN LORENTZEN Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Christian Lorentzen is a critic. freelance writer | clorentzen@gmail.com

24 books
Book Cover for: Philip Roth: The Biography, Blake Bailey

Philip Roth: The Biography

Blake Bailey
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An exquisitely managed career, right down to this totemic and compulsively readable biography, which young writers are well advised to consult as a blueprint for enduring literary stardom.

Paperback, 2021

$29.99$14.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Asymmetry, Lisa Halliday

Asymmetry

Lisa Halliday
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RT @Byshweta: I dont know anyone who has read Lisa Halliday's 'Asymmetry', an intricate diptych of a book, but anyone interested in Roth sh…

Paperback, 2018

$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Main Street, Sinclair Lewis

Main Street

Sinclair Lewis
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Apparently until Sinclair Lewis's 'Main Street' came out, F. Scott Fitzgerald's favourite novel was 'The Damnation of Theron Ware' by Harold Frederic. Must have been the 'Beautiful World Where Are You' of its day. https://t.co/A0i6L16QrM

Hardcover, 1989

$34.00$17.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Sprawl, Danielle Dutton

Sprawl

Danielle Dutton
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@AliceFromQueens You might look at Sprawl by Danielle Dutton.

Paperback, 2018

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Mrs. Bridge, Evan S. Connell

Mrs. Bridge

Evan S. Connell
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RT @cscarroll222: Mrs. Bridge alone would have been enough to establish Evan Connell as one of the great novelists of the twentieth century…

Paperback, 2010

$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Earth Angel, Madeline Cash

Earth Angel

Madeline Cash
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Got stopped and searched at JFK on my way to Berlin because I had 'Earth Angel' by Madeline Cash and 'Dimes Square and Other Plays' by Matthew Gasda in my carry-on (a 'Paris Review' tote bag).

Paperback, 2023

$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Harlem Shuffle, Colson Whitehead

Harlem Shuffle

Colson Whitehead
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Excellent piece on Whitehead's 'Harlem Shuffle' by @kmahaj. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/14/books/review/colson-whitehead-harlem-shuffle.html

Paperback, 2022

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: How to Blow Up a Pipeline, Andreas Malm

How to Blow Up a Pipeline

Andreas Malm
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RT @kunktation: In case you want to complement the NYer’s interview with Andreas Malm with my review of *How to Blow Up a Pipeline* https:/…

Paperback, 2021

$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Loving, Henry Green

Loving

Henry Green
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@JohnColapinto @mervatim You guys know the Henry Green says the c-word to Mr. Shawn at the Algonquin in the course of explaining his inspiration for writing 'Loving' story, right?

Paperback, 2016

$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Fire Season: Selected Essays 1984-2021, Gary Indiana

Fire Season: Selected Essays 1984-2021

Gary Indiana
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A great piece by @_ryanruby_ on a great book by Gary Indiana, 'Fire Season'. https://newleftreview.org/sidecar/posts/garys-inferno

Paperback, 2022

$23.95$11.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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