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A Box of Matches

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Emmett wants to know what life is about. Every day he gets up before dawn, makes a cup of coffee, lights a fire with one wooden match, and thinks. What Emmett thinks about is the subject of this wise and closely observed novel, which covers vast distances while moving no farther than Emmett's hearth and home.

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A Box of Matches, Nicholson Baker

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2004
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Language
English
Publisher
Vintage
Released
2004
Format
Paperback
Pages
144
ISBN10
0099448386
ISBN13
9780099448389
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Original title
A box of matches
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Emmett wants to know what life is about. Every day he gets up before dawn, makes a cup of coffee, lights a fire with one wooden match, and thinks. What Emmett thinks about is the subject of this wise and closely observed novel, which covers vast distances while moving no farther than Emmett's hearth and home.