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I just noticed recently that in one book after another I seem to find an excuse to find some character who, to put it idiotically simply, is allowed to talk crazy.
Jonathan Lethem
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Jonathan Lethem
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: February 19
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Jonathan Allen Lethem
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