Some Trick: Thirteen Stories

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Some Trick: Thirteen Stories
Author Helen DeWitt
LanguageEnglish
Publisher New Directions Publishing
Publication date
29 May 2018
Publication placeUnited States
Pages224
ISBN 9780811227827

Some Trick: Thirteen Stories, published in 2018, is a short story collection by Helen DeWitt. [1]

Reception

According to Book Marks, the book received "rave" reviews based on sixteen critic reviews with twelve being "rave" and four being "positive". [2]

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References

  1. Quinn, Annalisa (29 May 2018). "'Some Trick' Takes On The Life Of The (Delightfully Irritable) Mind". NPR. Retrieved 17 April 2009.
  2. "Some Trick: Thirteen Stories". Book Marks. Retrieved 16 January 2024.