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Paul Nelson: Bartleby on Carmine Street

Raphael Rubinstein, The Brooklyn Rail, Summer 2016

"Bartleby, when confronted by failure, conceded magnificently, he did not commit suicide or become interminably bitter, he simply ate ginger-nuts." – Enrique Vila-Matas

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