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    Heidi Julavitz: The Mineral Palace

    This remarkable first novel offers an occasion to pay tribute to its late editor, and to salute its young author, whose imagery and vision promise an unusual career.

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    By Michael Silverblatt • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

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