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Paper Trail Selected Prose, 1965-2003
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The stored metadata frames Paper Trail Selected Prose, 1965-2003 by Richard Howard as a focused backlist selection with a clear entry point for curious readers. Stored edition details show 2005 • Farrar, Straus and Giroux • 448 pages, which helps set expectations for scope and pacing.
Edition on file: 2005 • Farrar, Straus and Giroux • 448 pages • ISBN 9780374529895.
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Steady commitment. Better if you want time to settle in rather than skim.
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The clearest standout is the reading lane it sits in: Idea-led • Deep dive.
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Best approached in a couple of steady sittings rather than in constant tiny fragments.
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