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february 7, 2004
detail from the cover of 'bandbox' by thomas mallon
historical novelist thomas mallon,red wings 8875, author of bestsellers dewey defeats truman and clara and henry,timberland chukkas, has come home to roost. the former literary editor of men's magazine gq, mallon has crafted a novel set in the 1920s about the ruthless competition between a fictional new york city magazine and its cutthroat rival.
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npr's scott simon spoke to mallon and discovered his primary rule when writing historical fiction: read less about the period and more from the period. mallon feels this is the only way to truly represent the time he has chosen to write about. the author reveals that this process was more important for bandbox than for his earlier works,ck perfumes,silver uggs, which all revolved around a specific historic event that could be easily researched.
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bandbox is populated by molls and mobsters,ugg boots outlet, with several real-life characters thrown into the mix. mallon deftly captures life in the 'roaring twenties' through meticulously accurate dialogue,metallic uggs, descriptions and plot developments.
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