What if the novel in you is one you yourself would never re… - Alexander Chee

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What if the novel in you is one you yourself would never read? A beach novel, a blockbuster, a long, windy, character-driven literary drama that ends sadly? What if the one novel in you is the opposite of your idea of yourself?

Alexander Chee

How to Write an Autobiographical Novel · April 17, 2018 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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Alexander Chee (born August 21, 1967) is an American fiction writer, poet, journalist and reviewer.

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