Artie Dam is living a double life. He spends his days teaching history to eleventh graders, expanding their young minds, correcting their casual cruelties, and lending a kind word to those who need it most.
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Contemporary, earnest, classical in form and grave.
- contemporarynostalgic
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- contemplativerelentless
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- Author
- Elizabeth Strout
- First published
- 2026
- Publisher
- Random House
- Editions
- 1
- ISBN
- 9798217154746
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