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Perfect Dirt : And Other Things I've Gotten Wrong /

Recounted with humor and honesty, Lester invites us into his life as he struggles with masculinity and searches for a place where he fits. Words have meaning and meaning evolves over time. In Perfect Dirt, Keegan Lester drags us through his failure to grasp the meaning that always seems to be just b...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Lester, Keegan, 1987- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Morgantown : West Virginia University Press, 2021.
Edición:First edition.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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