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“But there are still the hours, aren't there? One and then another, and you get through that one and then, my god, there's another.”

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Michael Cunningham
Michael Cunningham

Michael Cunningham is an American writer renowned for his novel 'The Hours', which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1998. His works often explore themes of identity, memory, and gender. more

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