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100 1 _aShields, David, 1956-
245 1 0 _aHow literature saved my life
_c/ by David Shields
260 _aNew York
_b: Alfred A. Knopf
_c, 2013
300 _a207 p.
_c; 22 cm.
520 _aIn this wonderfully intelligent, stunningly honest, painfully funny book, acclaimed writer David Shields uses himself as a representative for all readers and writers who seek to find salvation in literature. Blending confessional criticism and anthropological autobiography, Shields explores the power of literature to make life survivable, maybe even endurable.
600 1 0 _aShields, David, 1956-
650 0 _aInfluence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
650 0 _aLiterature
650 0 _aMortality in literature
650 0 _aCriticism
650 4 _aPhilosophy
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