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The End of Vandalism

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The End of Vandalism
AuthorTom Drury
LanguageEnglish
Publication date
1994
Publication placeUnited States

Before its publication in 1994, substantial excerpts of American author Tom Drury's novel The End of Vandalism had already been published as minimalist stories in The New Yorker.[1] After publication, it was cited by New York Magazine as one of the nine best books of the year[2] and in 2002 GQ named it among their best 50 works of fiction of the past 50 years.[3]

The book was reissued in the US in 2006[4] and in the UK in 2015, when The Independent's reviewer called it one of the best books published that year.[5]

References

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  1. ^ E-notes
  2. ^ Kirn, Walter (19–26 December 2016). "Books". New York: 120.
  3. ^ Kidd, James (18 April 2015). "Why does Tom Drury remain the greatest writer you've never heard of?". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-06-18. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  4. ^ Grove Atlantic
  5. ^ Kidd, James (21 March 2015). "The End of Vandalism by Tom Drury, book review: A slow march to greatness". The Independent. Archived from the original on March 26, 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2016.