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It might be that one of its narrators is crack cocaine, or that one of its main characters loses his hands. Im embarrassed to admit that when i bought it as soon as it came out, the title lulled me into imagining it would be a smart and entertaining story maybe about some folks opening a farmtotable restaurant in brooklyn, a perfect book to accompany a long plane ride or a. To receive the access to the latest issue delivered to your inbox free. Above all, hannaham strives not to be complicit in the modern slave trade.
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This detailed literature summary also contains quotes and a free quiz on delicious foods by james hannaham. Crack, which calls itself scotty, gets its own show in this multivocal novel, narrates entire chapters. James hannaham born 1968 is a writer, performer, and visual artist. In delicious foods, james hannaham has created a wholly new worlda hallucinatory place shot through with struggle and terrible deedsbut one never lacking light or hope.
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