His imprecision and laziness maddened my compulsive instinc… - Jonathan Lethem

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His imprecision and laziness maddened my compulsive instincts — his patchiness, the way even his speech was riddled with drop-outs and glitches like a worn cassette, the way his leaden senses refused the world

Jonathan Lethem

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Jonathan Lethem (born February 19, 1964) is an American novelist, essayist, and short story writer.

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Pen Names: Harry Conklin

Alternative Names: Jonathan Allen Lethem

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