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From one of the sharpest voices in fiction today, a profound and enthralling novel about beauty, power, and capital's influence on art and those who devote their lives to creating it.

'Blue Ruin is bracingly intelligent and often just plain beautiful. It's a reminder that fiction, at its best, is…

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