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The journalistHarry Mathews

The journalist

1994239 pages
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A man is told by his doctor to start keeping a diary, it could cure his depressions. The patient follows the advice and in no time he is off pills. Only now he becomes addicted to his journal, fretting and fussing as he organizes and re-organizes the entries. By the author of Singular Pleasures.

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  • Other · English · 1997
    Dalkey Archive Press · 239 pages · 9781564781659
  • Other · English · 1994
    D.R. Godine · 239 pages · 9781567920079
DiariesAuthorshipFictionFiction, generalNew York Times reviewed