Known and strange things : essays / Teju Cole.

"With this collection of more than fifty pieces on politics, photography, travel, history, and literature, Teju Cole solidifies his place as one of today's most powerful and original voices. On page after page, deploying prose dense with beauty and ideas, he finds fresh and potent ways to interpret...

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Uniform Title:Essays. Selections
Main Author: Cole, Teju (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York : Random House, [2016]
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Physical Description:xvi, 393 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Format: Book

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