Mr. Penumbra's 24-hour bookstore
| Main Author: | Sloan, Robin, 1979- |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Farrar, Straus and Giroux,
2012.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Physical Description: |
288 p. ; 22 cm. |
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| ISBN: |
9780374214913 (alk. paper) 0374214913 (alk. paper) 9781250037756 |
| Author Notes: |
Robin Sloan was born and raised in Michigan, He attended Michigan State University where he majored in economics and co-founded a literary magazine called Oats. He published his first novel, Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, in 2012. It was about a laid- off Silicon Valley tech worker who gets a job in an old bookstore and starts discovering one secret after another. Along with the store's owner, the old books lead to a 500 year old secret society. His other title's include: Ajax Penumbra and Sourdough: A Novel. (Bowker Author Biography) |