Matthew and Lucinda felt at the exact edge of their lives, feeling them close, closer, as near at hand as yet elusive as the wind that whistled in th… - Jonathan Lethem

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Matthew and Lucinda felt at the exact edge of their lives, feeling them close, closer, as near at hand as yet elusive as the wind that whistled in their hair: the true complete lives in which they would at last drown, the oceanic voyage into their thirties and beyond, through which their inchoate yearnings would either be soothed or disappointed, or both.

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

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Alternative Names: Jonathan Allen Lethem Harry Conklin
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