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Chosen as one of fifteen remarkable books by women that are shaping the way we read and write in the 21st century by the book critics of The New York Times

Funny...odd, original, and nearly unclassifiable...unlike any novel I can think of.David Haglund, The New York Times Book Review

Brutally honest and stylistically inventive, cerebral, and sexy.San Francisco Chronicle

Named a Book of the Year by The New York Times Book Review, The New Yorker, San Francisco Chronicle, Salon, Flavorpill, The New Republic, The New York Observer, The Huffington Post

A raw, startling, genre-defying novel of friendship, sex, and love in the new millenniuma compulsive read that''s like spending a day with your new best friend (Bookforum)

By turns loved and reviled upon its U.S. publication, Sheila Heti''s breakthrough

How Should a Person Be

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      Publisher: St Martin's Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 25/06/2013
      ISBN13: 9781250032447, 978-1250032447
      ISBN10: 125003244X

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Chosen as one of fifteen remarkable books by women that are shaping the way we read and write in the 21st century by the book critics of The New York Times

      Funny...odd, original, and nearly unclassifiable...unlike any novel I can think of.David Haglund, The New York Times Book Review

      Brutally honest and stylistically inventive, cerebral, and sexy.San Francisco Chronicle

      Named a Book of the Year by The New York Times Book Review, The New Yorker, San Francisco Chronicle, Salon, Flavorpill, The New Republic, The New York Observer, The Huffington Post

      A raw, startling, genre-defying novel of friendship, sex, and love in the new millenniuma compulsive read that''s like spending a day with your new best friend (Bookforum)

      By turns loved and reviled upon its U.S. publication, Sheila Heti''s breakthrough

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