This week also brings a National Book Award finalist from Bryan Washington and a Booker finalist from Andrew Miller.
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The celebrated author of “Gravity’s Rainbow” may have a cult following on campus and a reputation for formidable literary high jinks. But his novels are also just plain fun. Credit...Author photo by ...
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