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A Life in Men is a joyful, ambitious novel that is also an adventure traversing three continents, as well as a meditation… — Bonnie Jo Campbell Copy Share Image
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It actually got me upset reading about adopted children. They become junkies or criminals or actors. I wanted to write a book… — Michael Nyqvist Copy Share Image
Poetry deserves the honor it obtains as the eldest offspring of literature, and the fairest. It is the fruitfulness of many plants… — Robert Aris Willmott Copy Share Image
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My influence is probably more from American crime writers than any Europeans. And I hardly read any Scandinavian crime before I started… — Jo Nesbo Copy Share Image
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