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Overview
From a legendary cult figure in Latin American literature, the story of a writer who obsessively observes his own handwriting in search of answers about his identity. An eccentric novelist begins to keep a notebook of handwriting exercises, hoping that if he's able to improve his penmanship, his personal character will also improve. What begins as a mere physical exercise becomes involuntarily colored by humorous reflections and tender anecdotes about living, writing, and the sense--or nonsense--of existence.
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- ISBN-13: 9781566895460
- ISBN-10: 1566895464
- Publisher: Coffee House Press
- Publish Date: May 2019
- Dimensions: 7.7 x 4.9 x 0.6 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.35 pounds
- Page Count: 152
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