The Standard Life of a Temporary Pantyhouse Salesman
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Summary
This edition of The Standard Life of a Temporary Pantyhouse Salesman by Aldo Busi is a biography or memoir about one person’s experiences. The copy shown here is 2003 • Farrar Straus & Giroux • 444 pages.
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- You want a personal story told in the author’s own voice.
- You are looking for a life story with real choices and consequences.
- If you like stylistic experimentation, the sentences are economical and exact, making small moments feel freshly observed and crucial.
- You are looking for something very different from this book.
- You want to know every detail before opening the book.
- If you are not into slow builds, the viewpoint rotates often, requiring you to reorient regularly.
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Exact edition: Edition shown · ISBN-13 9780374528195
Worth buying if: You want a personal story told in the author’s own voice.
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This book tells the story of a person’s life and experiences.
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Exact edition: ISBN-13 9780374528195
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