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Classical in form, grave, earnest and spare.
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- sparerichly built
- contemplativerelentless
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About the book
- Author
- David Leavitt
- First published
- April 15, 2006
- Pages
- 224
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury USA, Editorial Anagrama, Bloomsbury
- Editions
- 8
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISBN
- 9781596918429
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“EVERY THANKSGIVING, THE Wrights gave a big dinner to which they invited all the graduate students-the "strays," Nancy Wright called them-who happened to be marooned in Wellspring over the holiday.”
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