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When a novel has 200,000 words, then it is possible for the reader to experience 200,000 delights, and to turn back to the first page of the book and experience them all over again, perhaps more intensely.
When a novel has 200,000 words, then it is possible for the reader to experience 200,000 delights, and to turn back to the first page of the book and experience them all over again, perhaps more intensely.
Approximate author period: c. 1949 AD · modern
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- Jane Smiley
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- Approximate author period: c. 1949 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Jane Smiley: documented birth year 1949; activity date not established. Wikidata Q441067, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q441067 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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