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“I didn’t think any biography could do justice to one of the few honest-to-goodness geniuses of our time, a walking paradox who wore a cloak of complexity and elusiveness, but Lisa Rogak has done an exemplary job of it.”

Quote by Otto Penzler

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Otto Penzler, born on July 8, 1942, is a renowned editor with extensive experience in the field of literary editing. He has been instrumental in editing works by many famous authors. more

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