Set mostly in Manhattanβalthough also featuring Atlantic City, Brooklyn, GMail Chat, and Gainsville, Floridaβthis autobiographical novella, spanning two years in the life of a young writer with a cultish following, has been described by the author as "A shoplifting book about vague relationships," "
Shoplifting From American Apparel
β Scribed by Lin, Tao
- Book ID
- 109131628
- Publisher
- Melville House
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 106 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781612190280
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
Overview: Tao Lin is the author of Taipei (2013), Richard Yates (2010), Shoplifting from American Apparel (2009), cognitive-behavioral therapy (2008), Eeeee Eee Eeee (2007), Bed (2007), & you are a little bit happier than i am (2006). Lin is also the author of 2 ebooks published by bear paradeβToday The Sky is Blue and White with Bright Blue Spots and a Small Pale Moon and I Will Destroy Our Relationship Today (2006) and this emotion was a little e-book (2006)βwho also published his collaborative ebook with Ellen Kennedy titled hikikomori (2007). He edits Muumuu House.
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