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Chiaroscuro: Book 1

by Troy Little · 2007

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Chiaroscuro is the story of Steven Patch, an unemployed artist with a single blank canvas. Steven's busy living the introspective, angst ridden life of your average 20-something; drinking too much and complaining about his situation while doing little to improve it.

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2000s2000sMore like thisLess of this
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Audience
adult
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medium · 234 pages
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