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ISBN-101936932180
ISBN-139781936932184
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Book TitleAgainst Memoir : Complaints, Confessions and Criticisms
Number of Pages300 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicLiterary, Essays, Lgbt
Publication Year2018
GenreBiography & Autobiography, Literary Collections
AuthorMichelle Tea
FormatTrade Paperback
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Reviews"An entrancing collection of irreverent and flamboyant essays." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "From its opening sentence to its finish, Michelle Tea's Against Memoir is a bracing, heaven-sent tonic for deeply troubled times. Its clarity, hilarity, range, nonchalant brilliance, and decades of experience in 'art and music, love and queerness, writing and life' remind me over and over again of the adventure, the party of it all--the joy of raucous thinking and loving and making--that's fundamentally ours." --Maggie Nelson, author of The Argonauts "These essays blow my mind with their algebraic rhythms by which Michelle Tea manages pain and bliss. They take turns erupting in a pulpy and marvelous parade: landscape, passion, morality, family, cigarettes--each cited frankly and exquisitely like a smart kid with a dirty crayon explaining to us all how she sees god." --Eileen Myles, author of Chelsea Girls "I gobbled up these essays. Michelle Tea is riotously, wickedly funny, with an uncommon knack for naming the more hideous and complex parts of being human. Her particular genius makes the hardest truths and sorrows an irresistible joy to read."--Melissa Febos, author of Abandon Me, "An entrancing collection of irreverent and flamboyant essays." --Kirkus Reviews (starred) "Queer counterculture beats loud and proud in Tea's stellar collection." --Publishers Weekly (starred) "An essential work." --Booklist (starred) "A thrill to read, and an essential look into lives too often relegated to the margins of literature, instead of where they belong: front and center." --Nylon "From its opening sentence to its finish, Michelle Tea's Against Memoir is a bracing, heaven-sent tonic for deeply troubled times. Its clarity, hilarity, range, nonchalant brilliance, and decades of experience in 'art and music, love and queerness, writing and life' remind me over and over again of the adventure, the party of it all--the joy of raucous thinking and loving and making--that's fundamentally ours." --Maggie Nelson, author of The Argonauts "The essays in Against Memoir remind us how pleasure, pain, wisdom, and delight come from the ground up, by and through the body, and in this case, a body unapologetically firing all her desires, pleasures, fears, and dreams like lightning. A hardcore delight, a queer blood song picking the scab off the skin of culture." --Lidia Yuknavitch, author of The Book of Joan "These essays blow my mind with their algebraic rhythms by which Michelle Tea manages pain and bliss. They take turns erupting in a pulpy and marvelous parade: landscape, passion, morality, family, cigarettes--each cited frankly and exquisitely like a smart kid with a dirty crayon explaining to us all how she sees god." --Eileen Myles, author of Chelsea Girls "I gobbled up these essays. Michelle Tea is riotously, wickedly funny, with an uncommon knack for naming the more hideous and complex parts of being human. Her particular genius makes the hardest truths and sorrows an irresistible joy to read." --Melissa Febos, author of Abandon Me, "The author's kindness and intelligence is a barbiturate in the telling of a bold memoir that details abuse, addiction, sex and the communities brought together through American counterculture." --Irish Times, "A typically visceral and defiant collection of essays spanning nearly two decades of work." --The Guardian, Praise for Against Memoir "Eclectic and wide-ranging. . . . A palpable pain animates many of these essays, as well as a raucous joy and bright curiosity." --The New York Times "Gorgeously punk-rock rebellious." --The A.V. Club "A typically visceral and defiant collection of essays spanning nearly two decades of work." --The Guardian "The best essay collection I''ve read in years." --The New Republic "Michelle Tea''s is a singular voice -- brilliant but also irreverent, optimistic but also abrasive, as curious as it is critical. . . . Reading Tea can feel like conversing with your smartest friend, and it''s one of those hangouts you never want to end." --Buzzfeed "The author''s kindness and intelligence is a barbiturate in the telling of a bold memoir that details abuse, addiction, sex and the communities brought together through American counterculture." --Irish Times "Bristles with life and a fierce intellect." --The Millions "An entrancing collection of irreverent and flamboyant essays." --Kirkus Reviews (starred) "Rich with deep feeling and critical precision." --Shelf Awareness "Queer counterculture beats loud and proud in Tea''s stellar collection." --Publishers Weekly (starred) "An essential work." --Booklist (starred) "Against Memoir is a must-read for hopeless romantics and anyone passionate about life." --BUST "A thrill to read, and an essential look into lives too often relegated to the margins of literature, instead of where they belong: front and center." --Nylon "A thoughtfully curated showcase of Tea''s writing about queer politics, relationships, history, and the self." --4Columns "From its opening sentence to its finish, Michelle Tea''s Against Memoir is a bracing, heaven-sent tonic for deeply troubled times. Its clarity, hilarity, range, nonchalant brilliance, and decades of experience in ''art and music, love and queerness, writing and life'' remind me over and over again of the adventure, the party of it all--the joy of raucous thinking and loving and making--that''s fundamentally ours." --Maggie Nelson, author of The Argonauts "The essays in Against Memoir remind us how pleasure, pain, wisdom, and delight come from the ground up, by and through the body, and in this case, a body unapologetically firing all her desires, pleasures, fears, and dreams like lightning. A hardcore delight, a queer blood song picking the scab off the skin of culture." --Lidia Yuknavitch, author of The Book of Joan "Against Memoir ripples with compassion, anger, curiosity and humour."--Fiona Mozley, author of Elmet "These essays blow my mind with their algebraic rhythms by which Michelle Tea manages pain and bliss. They take turns erupting in a pulpy and marvelous parade: landscape, passion, morality, family, cigarettes--each cited frankly and exquisitely like a smart kid with a dirty crayon explaining to us all how she sees god." --Eileen Myles, author of Chelsea Girls "From the beautiful trenches of our affections, Michelle Tea''s Against Memoir brings home that queerness is universal."--Rita Indiana, author of Tentacle "I gobbled up these essays. Michelle Tea is riotously, wickedly funny, with an uncommon knack for naming the more hideous and complex parts of being human. Her particular genius makes the hardest truths and sorrows an irresistible joy to read." --Melissa Febos, author of Abandon Me "These are dispatches from a mind on fire. Every essay goes where most writers fear to go - whether she''s taking down privilege, talking up the books that save us from abuse, or celebrating every suburban girl who ever had a Prince fantasy, Michelle Tea''s irresistibly fresh writing and openhearted voice make Against Memoir a brilliant, wild ride."--Preti Taneja, author of We That Are Young "If you want to know how the best queer writing comes out of community, lived experience and political urgency, start here."--Isabel Waidner, author of Gaudy Bauble, "Eclectic and wide-ranging. . . . A palpable pain animates many of these essays, as well as a raucous joy and bright curiosity." --The New York Times "Gorgeously punk-rock rebellious." --The A.V. Club "The best essay collection I've read in years." --The New Republic "Michelle Tea's is a singular voice -- brilliant but also irreverent, optimistic but also abrasive, as curious as it is critical. . . . Reading Tea can feel like conversing with your smartest friend, and it's one of those hangouts you never want to end." --Buzzfeed "Bristles with life and a fierce intellect." --The Millions "An entrancing collection of irreverent and flamboyant essays." --Kirkus Reviews (starred) "Rich with deep feeling and critical precision." --Shelf Awareness "Queer counterculture beats loud and proud in Tea's stellar collection." --Publishers Weekly (starred) "An essential work." --Booklist (starred) "Against Memoir is a must-read for hopeless romantics and anyone passionate about life." --BUST "A thrill to read, and an essential look into lives too often relegated to the margins of literature, instead of where they belong: front and center." --Nylon "A thoughtfully curated showcase of Tea's writing about queer politics, relationships, history, and the self." --4Columns "From its opening sentence to its finish, Michelle Tea's Against Memoir is a bracing, heaven-sent tonic for deeply troubled times. Its clarity, hilarity, range, nonchalant brilliance, and decades of experience in 'art and music, love and queerness, writing and life' remind me over and over again of the adventure, the party of it all--the joy of raucous thinking and loving and making--that's fundamentally ours." --Maggie Nelson, author of The Argonauts "The essays in Against Memoir remind us how pleasure, pain, wisdom, and delight come from the ground up, by and through the body, and in this case, a body unapologetically firing all her desires, pleasures, fears, and dreams like lightning. A hardcore delight, a queer blood song picking the scab off the skin of culture." --Lidia Yuknavitch, author of The Book of Joan "These essays blow my mind with their algebraic rhythms by which Michelle Tea manages pain and bliss. They take turns erupting in a pulpy and marvelous parade: landscape, passion, morality, family, cigarettes--each cited frankly and exquisitely like a smart kid with a dirty crayon explaining to us all how she sees god." --Eileen Myles, author of Chelsea Girls "I gobbled up these essays. Michelle Tea is riotously, wickedly funny, with an uncommon knack for naming the more hideous and complex parts of being human. Her particular genius makes the hardest truths and sorrows an irresistible joy to read." --Melissa Febos, author of Abandon Me, "An entrancing collection of irreverent and flamboyant essays." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "From its opening sentence to its finish, Michelle Tea's Against Memoir is a bracing, heaven-sent tonic for deeply troubled times. Its clarity, hilarity, range, nonchalant brilliance, and decades of experience in 'art and music, love and queerness, writing and life' remind me over and over again of the adventure, the party of it all--the joy of raucous thinking and loving and making--that's fundamentally ours." --Maggie Nelson, author of The Argonauts "The essays in Against Memoir remind us how pleasure, pain, wisdom, and delight come from the ground up, by and through the body, and in this case, a body unapologetically firing all her desires, pleasures, fears, and dreams like lightning. A hardcore delight, a queer blood song picking the scab off the skin of culture." --Lidia Yuknavitch, author of The Book of Joan "These essays blow my mind with their algebraic rhythms by which Michelle Tea manages pain and bliss. They take turns erupting in a pulpy and marvelous parade: landscape, passion, morality, family, cigarettes--each cited frankly and exquisitely like a smart kid with a dirty crayon explaining to us all how she sees god." --Eileen Myles, author of Chelsea Girls "I gobbled up these essays. Michelle Tea is riotously, wickedly funny, with an uncommon knack for naming the more hideous and complex parts of being human. Her particular genius makes the hardest truths and sorrows an irresistible joy to read."--Melissa Febos, author of Abandon Me, "Eclectic and wide-ranging. . . . A palpable pain animates many of these essays, as well as a raucous joy and bright curiosity." --The New York Times "Gorgeously punk-rock rebellious." --The A.V. Club "A typically visceral and defiant collection of essays spanning nearly two decades of work." --The Guardian "The best essay collection I''ve read in years." --The New Republic "Michelle Tea''s is a singular voice -- brilliant but also irreverent, optimistic but also abrasive, as curious as it is critical. . . . Reading Tea can feel like conversing with your smartest friend, and it''s one of those hangouts you never want to end." --Buzzfeed "The author''s kindness and intelligence is a barbiturate in the telling of a bold memoir that details abuse, addiction, sex and the communities brought together through American counterculture." --Irish Times "Bristles with life and a fierce intellect." --The Millions "An entrancing collection of irreverent and flamboyant essays." --Kirkus Reviews (starred) "Rich with deep feeling and critical precision." --Shelf Awareness "Queer counterculture beats loud and proud in Tea''s stellar collection." --Publishers Weekly (starred) "An essential work." --Booklist (starred) "Against Memoir is a must-read for hopeless romantics and anyone passionate about life." --BUST "A thrill to read, and an essential look into lives too often relegated to the margins of literature, instead of where they belong: front and center." --Nylon "A thoughtfully curated showcase of Tea''s writing about queer politics, relationships, history, and the self." --4Columns "From its opening sentence to its finish, Michelle Tea''s Against Memoir is a bracing, heaven-sent tonic for deeply troubled times. Its clarity, hilarity, range, nonchalant brilliance, and decades of experience in ''art and music, love and queerness, writing and life'' remind me over and over again of the adventure, the party of it all--the joy of raucous thinking and loving and making--that''s fundamentally ours." --Maggie Nelson, author of The Argonauts "The essays in Against Memoir remind us how pleasure, pain, wisdom, and delight come from the ground up, by and through the body, and in this case, a body unapologetically firing all her desires, pleasures, fears, and dreams like lightning. A hardcore delight, a queer blood song picking the scab off the skin of culture." --Lidia Yuknavitch, author of The Book of Joan "Against Memoir ripples with compassion, anger, curiosity and humour."--Fiona Mozley, author of Elmet "These essays blow my mind with their algebraic rhythms by which Michelle Tea manages pain and bliss. They take turns erupting in a pulpy and marvelous parade: landscape, passion, morality, family, cigarettes--each cited frankly and exquisitely like a smart kid with a dirty crayon explaining to us all how she sees god." --Eileen Myles, author of Chelsea Girls "From the beautiful trenches of our affections, Michelle Tea''s Against Memoir brings home that queerness is universal."--Rita Indiana, author of Tentacle "I gobbled up these essays. Michelle Tea is riotously, wickedly funny, with an uncommon knack for naming the more hideous and complex parts of being human. Her particular genius makes the hardest truths and sorrows an irresistible joy to read." --Melissa Febos, author of Abandon Me "These are dispatches from a mind on fire. Every essay goes where most writers fear to go - whether she''s taking down privilege, talking up the books that save us from abuse, or celebrating every suburban girl who ever had a Prince fantasy, Michelle Tea''s irresistibly fresh writing and openhearted voice make Against Memoir a brilliant, wild ride."--Preti Taneja, author of We That Are Young "If you want to know how the best queer writing comes out of community, lived experience and political urgency, start here."--Isabel Waidner, author of Gaudy Bauble, "Gorgeously punk-rock rebellious." --The A.V. Club "The best essay collection I've read in years." --The New Republic "Michelle Tea's is a singular voice -- brilliant but also irreverent, optimistic but also abrasive, as curious as it is critical. . . . Reading Tea can feel like conversing with your smartest friend, and it's one of those hangouts you never want to end." --Buzzfeed "An entrancing collection of irreverent and flamboyant essays." --Kirkus Reviews (starred) "Queer counterculture beats loud and proud in Tea's stellar collection." --Publishers Weekly (starred) "An essential work." --Booklist (starred) "Against Memoir is a must-read for hopeless romantics and anyone passionate about life." --BUST "A thrill to read, and an essential look into lives too often relegated to the margins of literature, instead of where they belong: front and center." --Nylon "A thoughtfully curated showcase of Tea's writing about queer politics, relationships, history, and the self." --4Columns "From its opening sentence to its finish, Michelle Tea's Against Memoir is a bracing, heaven-sent tonic for deeply troubled times. Its clarity, hilarity, range, nonchalant brilliance, and decades of experience in 'art and music, love and queerness, writing and life' remind me over and over again of the adventure, the party of it all--the joy of raucous thinking and loving and making--that's fundamentally ours." --Maggie Nelson, author of The Argonauts "The essays in Against Memoir remind us how pleasure, pain, wisdom, and delight come from the ground up, by and through the body, and in this case, a body unapologetically firing all her desires, pleasures, fears, and dreams like lightning. A hardcore delight, a queer blood song picking the scab off the skin of culture." --Lidia Yuknavitch, author of The Book of Joan "These essays blow my mind with their algebraic rhythms by which Michelle Tea manages pain and bliss. They take turns erupting in a pulpy and marvelous parade: landscape, passion, morality, family, cigarettes--each cited frankly and exquisitely like a smart kid with a dirty crayon explaining to us all how she sees god." --Eileen Myles, author of Chelsea Girls "I gobbled up these essays. Michelle Tea is riotously, wickedly funny, with an uncommon knack for naming the more hideous and complex parts of being human. Her particular genius makes the hardest truths and sorrows an irresistible joy to read." --Melissa Febos, author of Abandon Me, "Gorgeously punk-rock rebellious." --The A.V. Club "An entrancing collection of irreverent and flamboyant essays." --Kirkus Reviews (starred) "Queer counterculture beats loud and proud in Tea's stellar collection." --Publishers Weekly (starred) "An essential work." --Booklist (starred) "Against Memoir is a must-read for hopeless romantics and anyone passionate about life." --BUST "A thrill to read, and an essential look into lives too often relegated to the margins of literature, instead of where they belong: front and center." --Nylon "From its opening sentence to its finish, Michelle Tea's Against Memoir is a bracing, heaven-sent tonic for deeply troubled times. Its clarity, hilarity, range, nonchalant brilliance, and decades of experience in 'art and music, love and queerness, writing and life' remind me over and over again of the adventure, the party of it all--the joy of raucous thinking and loving and making--that's fundamentally ours." --Maggie Nelson, author of The Argonauts "The essays in Against Memoir remind us how pleasure, pain, wisdom, and delight come from the ground up, by and through the body, and in this case, a body unapologetically firing all her desires, pleasures, fears, and dreams like lightning. A hardcore delight, a queer blood song picking the scab off the skin of culture." --Lidia Yuknavitch, author of The Book of Joan "These essays blow my mind with their algebraic rhythms by which Michelle Tea manages pain and bliss. They take turns erupting in a pulpy and marvelous parade: landscape, passion, morality, family, cigarettes--each cited frankly and exquisitely like a smart kid with a dirty crayon explaining to us all how she sees god." --Eileen Myles, author of Chelsea Girls "I gobbled up these essays. Michelle Tea is riotously, wickedly funny, with an uncommon knack for naming the more hideous and complex parts of being human. Her particular genius makes the hardest truths and sorrows an irresistible joy to read." --Melissa Febos, author of Abandon Me, "Eclectic and wide-ranging. . . . A palpable pain animates many of these essays, as well as a raucous joy and bright curiosity." --The New York Times "Gorgeously punk-rock rebellious." --The A.V. Club "The best essay collection I've read in years." --The New Republic "Michelle Tea's is a singular voice -- brilliant but also irreverent, optimistic but also abrasive, as curious as it is critical. . . . Reading Tea can feel like conversing with your smartest friend, and it's one of those hangouts you never want to end." --Buzzfeed "Bristles with life and a fierce intellect." --The Millions "An entrancing collection of irreverent and flamboyant essays." --Kirkus Reviews (starred) "Rich with deep feeling and critical precision." --Shelf Awareness "Queer counterculture beats loud and proud in Tea's stellar collection." --Publishers Weekly (starred) "An essential work." --Booklist (starred) "Against Memoir is a must-read for hopeless romantics and anyone passionate about life." --BUST "A thrill to read, and an essential look into lives too often relegated to the margins of literature, instead of where they belong: front and center." --Nylon "A thoughtfully curated showcase of Tea's writing about queer politics, relationships, history, and the self." --4Columns "From its opening sentence to its finish, Michelle Tea's Against Memoir is a bracing, heaven-sent tonic for deeply troubled times. Its clarity, hilarity, range, nonchalant brilliance, and decades of experience in 'art and music, love and queerness, writing and life' remind me over and over again of the adventure, the party of it all--the joy of raucous thinking and loving and making--that's fundamentally ours." --Maggie Nelson, author of The Argonauts "The essays in Against Memoir remind us how pleasure, pain, wisdom, and delight come from the ground up, by and through the body, and in this case, a body unapologetically firing all her desires, pleasures, fears, and dreams like lightning. A hardcore delight, a queer blood song picking the scab off the skin of culture." --Lidia Yuknavitch, author of The Book of Joan "Against Memoir ripples with compassion, anger, curiosity and humour."--Fiona Mozley, author of Elmet "These essays blow my mind with their algebraic rhythms by which Michelle Tea manages pain and bliss. They take turns erupting in a pulpy and marvelous parade: landscape, passion, morality, family, cigarettes--each cited frankly and exquisitely like a smart kid with a dirty crayon explaining to us all how she sees god." --Eileen Myles, author of Chelsea Girls "From the beautiful trenches of our affections, Michelle Tea's Against Memoir brings home that queerness is universal."--Rita Indiana, author of Tentacle "I gobbled up these essays. Michelle Tea is riotously, wickedly funny, with an uncommon knack for naming the more hideous and complex parts of being human. Her particular genius makes the hardest truths and sorrows an irresistible joy to read." --Melissa Febos, author of Abandon Me "These are dispatches from a mind on fire. Every essay goes where most writers fear to go - whether she's taking down privilege, talking up the books that save us from abuse, or celebrating every suburban girl who ever had a Prince fantasy, Michelle Tea's irresistibly fresh writing and openhearted voice make Against Memoir a brilliant, wild ride."--Preti Taneja, author of We That Are Young "If you want to know how the best queer writing comes out of community, lived experience and political urgency, start here."--Isabel Waidner, author of Gaudy Bauble, "Michelle Tea's essays blow my mind with their algebraic rhythms by which she manages pain and bliss. They take turns erupting in a pulpy and marvelous parade: landscape, passion, morality, family, cigarettes--each cited frankly and exquisitely like a smart kid with a dirty crayon explaining to us all how she sees god."--Eileen Myles, author of Chelsea Girls "Tea is riotously, wickedly funny, with an uncommon knack for naming the more hideous and complex parts of being human. Her particular genius makes the hardest truths and sorrows an irresistible joy to read."--Melissa Febos, author of Abandon Me
Table Of Content1. Art + Music a. Valerie Solanas b. Andy Warhol c. On Erin Markey d. On Chelsea Girls e. Purple Rain f. Minor Threat g. Gene Loves Jezebel h. On Sonic Youth's Magic i. The Rocky Horror Picture Show 2. Love + Queerness a. Transmissions from Camp Trans b. How to Not Be a Queer Douchebag c. Hard Times d. HAGs e. My Husband-Wife 3. Writing + Life a. Pigeon Manifesto b. Lost Jobs c. Telling Your Friends You're Sober d. Sister Spit Feminism e. Death in the Family f. On Being Polish g. Baba h. Dire Straits i. Against Memoir
SynopsisA queer countercultural icon divulges on all things artistic, romantic, and neurotic in this collection of essays., The PEN Award-winning essay collection about queer lives: "Gorgeously punk-rock rebellious." --The A.V. Club The razor-sharp but damaged Valerie Solanas, a doomed lesbian biker gang, recovering alcoholics, and teenagers barely surviving at an ice creamery: these are some of the larger-than-life, yet all-too-human figures, populating America's fringes. Rife with never-ending fights and failures, theirs are the stories we too often try to forget. But in the process of excavating and documenting these lives, Michelle Tea also reveals herself in unexpected and heartbreaking ways. Delivered with her signature honesty and dark humor, Tea blurs the line between telling other people's stories and her own. She turns an investigative eye to the genre that's nurtured her entire career--memoir--and considers the extent to which art preys on life., Winner of the PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay "Eclectic and wide-ranging. . . . A palpable pain animates many of these essays, as well as a raucous joy and bright curiosity." --The New York Times "Gorgeously punk-rock rebellious." --The A.V. Club "The best essay collection I've read in years." --The New Republic The razor-sharp but damaged Valerie Solanas, a doomed lesbian biker gang, recovering alcoholics, and teenagers barely surviving at an ice creamery: these are some of the larger-than-life, yet all-too-human figures populating America's fringes. Rife with never-ending fights and failures, theirs are the stories we too often try to forget. But in the process of excavating and documenting these queer lives, Michelle Tea also reveals herself in unexpected and heartbreaking ways. Delivered with her signature honesty and dark humor, this is Tea's first-ever collection of journalistic writing. As she blurs the line between telling other people's stories and her own, she turns an investigative eye to the genre that's nurtured her entire career--memoir--and considers the price that art demands be paid from life., The PEN Award-winning essay collection about queer lives: "Gorgeously punk-rock rebellious."--The A.V. Club The razor-sharp but damaged Valerie Solanas, a doomed lesbian biker gang, recovering alcoholics, and teenagers barely surviving at an ice creamery: these are some of the larger-than-life, yet all-too-human figures populating America's fringes. Rife with never-ending fights and failures, theirs are the stories we too often try to forget. But in the process of excavating and documenting these queer lives, Michelle Tea also reveals herself in unexpected and heartbreaking ways. Delivered with her signature honesty and dark humor, this is Tea's first-ever collection of journalistic writing. As she blurs the line between telling other people's stories and her own, she turns an investigative eye to the genre that's nurtured her entire career--memoir--and considers the price that art demands be paid from life. Winner of the PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay "Eclectic and wide-ranging. . . . A palpable pain animates many of these essays, as well as a raucous joy and bright curiosity." --The New York Times "The best essay collection I've read in years." --The New Republic
LC Classification NumberPS3570.E15Z46 2018
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