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The best-written US memoir of the year: our pick from the National Book Critics Circle Award shortlist: Part 2

The best-written US memoir of the year: our pick from the National Book Critics Circle Award shortlist: Part 2

The book's first chapter, and the author's masterclass on prose style

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THE SHORTLIST FOR THIS YEAR’S NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR AUTOBIOGRAPHY

  • Manjula Martin

    The Last Fire Season: A Personal and Pyronatural History Pantheon

  • Wei Tchou

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