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How the Dead Dream
Written by Lydia Millet
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In this beautiful, heart-wrenching tale that offers commentary on individualism and community, a young real-estate developer is consumed by power and political ambitions.
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Lydia Millet
Lydia Millet is the PEN Award-winning author of eleven works of literary fiction, including Sweet Lamb of Heaven and Magnificence, which have been New York Times Notables and Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalists. She lives in Arizona.
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