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    Uncle Hercules and other lies: 16 Essays about almost nothing
    Uncle Hercules and other lies: 16 Essays about almost nothing
    Uncle Hercules and other lies: 16 Essays about almost nothing
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    Uncle Hercules and other lies: 16 Essays about almost nothing

    By Patrick Lenton

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    Uncle Hercules and Other Lies: 16 essays about almost nothing is a book of true stories about the nature of lies. The stories range from silly to sadly funny, and include stories that are about queer identity in action, rather than queer identity in theme-you're not gonna read a coming out story. But every story is quee

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSubbed In
    Release dateSep 30, 2019
    ISBN9780645152494
    Uncle Hercules and other lies: 16 Essays about almost nothing
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    Patrick Lenton

    Patrick Lenton is an author and journalist from Sydney, recently moved to Melbourne. He is the author of the books 'A Man Made Entirely of Bats' (Spineless Wonders), 'Uncle Hercules and Other Lies' (Subbed In), and 'Sexy Tales Of Paleontology' (Subbed In). He is the Editor of Junkee, and tweets @patricklenton.

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