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Otherwise Known as the Human Condition: Selected Essays and Reviews

Geoff Dyer

A volume of nonfiction writings and essays by the National Book Critics Circle finalist draws on twenty-five years of work and includes pieces that reflect on subjects ranging from jazz and the British-dole queue to haute couture and hotel sex.

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Award History

1 wins · 1 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
National Book Critics Circle Award for CriticismMajor2011WinnerSecondary source
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