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Johnny Too Bad: Stories

by John Dufresne · 2005

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In this collection of short works, people are caught unawares by trouble and opportunity in the act of going about their daily lives... A cross between William Faulkner (Times-Picayune) and John Irving (Detroit Free Press), Dufresne once again masterfully charts the power of truth and lies and the magic hidden in the mundane.

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literary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of this
Setting
2000s2000sMore like thisLess of thisUSAUSAMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 247 pages
Form
short storiesshort storiesMore like thisLess of this

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