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Known and Strange Things

Essays

by Teju Cole

Paperback, 393 pages, Random House Inc, List Price: $17 |

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Author: Teju Cole

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The award-winning author of Open City and Every Day Is for the Thief presents a collection of more than 50 essays on politics, photography, travel, history and literature that provide a fresh new interpretation of art, people and historical moments.

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Everything Is Fair Game In 'Known And Strange Things'

August 16, 2016 • Teju Cole's new essay collection covers politics, poetry, music and even Snapchat. "I love to live things," he says — and he recommends Miles Davis as a cure for election season stress.

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