A01=Robert Polito
Author_Robert Polito
Category=DCF
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Product details
- ISBN 9780226673387
- Weight: 142g
- Dimensions: 16 x 22mm
- Publication Date: 20 Oct 1995
- Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Doubles is at once tough-minded and urbane, veering from lyricism to street slang, oscillating with the beat of the American city. As his title suggests, Polito's world is one of doubling, simulation, impersonation, and mimicry—a shrewd vision of urban life.
