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SCOUT· 22%1h 13m·2022-08-02·Arts Culture
SCOUT· 22%1h 13m·2022-08-02·Arts CultureLightning Rods by Helen DeWitt
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The second novel by by literary wunderkind, Helen DeWitt, Lightning Rods is probably the most challenging book we’ve yet featured on Backlisted. Usually described as a satire on American capitalism, it is the diasarmingly upbeat and funny tale of Joe, a struggling salesman, who develops a new office product that he…
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