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I know that attaching memories to books may be going out of the world, but while it lasts, it's a strong record of your life.

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Jeffrey Eugenides
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: March 8
Novelist
University Teacher
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Detroit
Michigan
Jeffrey Kent Eugenides
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