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Look Ma, No Hands!

JL;DR SUMMARY Joseph Epstein, renowned for his wit and formidable career as a writer and editor, has ventured into the personal realm with his memoir "Never Say You've Had a Lucky Life." A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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MemoirJewish FamilyJewish WritersLiterary CriticismCultural CritiqueHumorPersonal EssaysWriting CareerJoseph EpsteinIntellectual Magazines

Places mentioned

Chicago, Illinois, United States
"Myron Joseph Epstein was born in 1937, in Chicago, into a stable, middle-class Jewish family."
West Rogers Park, Illinois, United States
"Lonely as a child, life improved once the Epsteins moved to West Rogers Park."
Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
"After four or five dates, she appeared at Epsteins door with a suitcase. Before long, she was pregnant. Their next date was at city hall."
Northwestern, Illinois, United States
"Epstein, now an adult, joins the Northwestern English department. That's nice, says the mother, a job in the neighborhood."
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