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Dark city

by Charles Bernstein

This collection explores late 20th-century life through diverse linguistic forms, including computer jargon, television dialogue, and philosophical discourse. It navigates comic and bleak themes to examine the nuances of everyday experience.

Accession 25936 ISBN 1557131627 Publisher Sun & Moon Press
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