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A new york magazine and publishers weekly best book of the year with extensive excerpts appearing in the new yorker before its release, tom drury s groundbreaking debut, the end of vandalism, drew widespread acclaim and comparison to the works of sherwood anderson and william faulkner. A new york magazine and publishers weekly best book of the year. Pdf the end of vandalism by tom drury download pdf free. Ten years ago, tom drurys groundbreaking debut, the end of vandalism, was serialized in. The end of vandalism, with an introduction by jon mcgregor. Drury s first novel, set in grouse county, a network of small towns in the midwest, is a pokerfaced look at american folkways in a world that is precarious and perverse. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Jul 19, 2018 the end of vandalism by tom drury july 19, 2018 by sean this is a book that reminds you that the ordinary is extraordinary, that small lives are the same size as any other life and that tragedy and comedy are very close relatives. The end of vandalism by tom drury overdrive rakuten.
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