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Ann Charters

Ann Charters received her B.A. at Berkeley and her Ph.D. at Columbia. A professor of English at the University of Connecticut, she is also the editor of Selected Letters of Jack Kerouac and The Portable Beat Reader.

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ISBN 9780312397296
1,801 Pages •6 x 9.5"
$32.99

A Universe That's Three Inches Tall and Weighs Three Pounds

12/01/2011

My parents’ drafty two-story house in Ohio contains approximately forty-three gazillion books. At least one bookshelf stands in every room — hardcovers lined neatly along family room built-ins, rows of children’s classics in the attic. Glossy art books squat on top of sofa tables; literary journals rest facedown on bathroom counters. Nightstands, toilet tanks, the…

Recommended by:Anthony Doerr

Anthony Doerr is the author of four books: Memory Wall, The Shell Collector, About Grace, and Four Seasons in Rome.