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"A moving lament for lost childhoods and an eloquent tribute to the enduring power of art."--The New York Times

"Staggeringly original and profound...Extraordinary, wonderful." --Time Out

"A startling, stimulating book filled with angels and scarecrows, gargoyles and garlands, vaudeville and violence. Pynchon goes Munchkin, you might say."--Washington Post Book World

A haunting novel exploring the li...