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Published to wide critical acclaim and winner of the national book award, richard powerss the echo maker tells the haunting story of twentysevenyearold mark schluter, who survives a nearly fatal car accident only to face a devastating new perception of the world. From the national book awardwinning author of the echo maker, a playful and provocative novel about the discovery of the happiness gene when chicagoan russell stone finds himself teaching a creative nonfiction class, he encounters a young algerian woman with a disturbingly luminous presence. All winners by year national book awards, national book. National book foundation, presenter of the national book. Here are the 2019 national book awards winners and.
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