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    John D'Agata: Halls of Fame

    The inventor of a new style of lyrical essay writing, John D'Agata talks about the classical traditions he draws upon and the special American loneliness that resonates in his unusual sentences...

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    By Michael Silverblatt • Dec 27, 2001 • 30m Listen

    Halls of Fame (Greywolf)

    The inventor of a new style of lyrical essay writing, John D'Agata talks about the classical traditions he draws upon and the special American loneliness that resonates in his unusual sentences.

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      Michael Silverblatt

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      John D'Agata

      poet, author and editor

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