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A Dense Thicket of Contending Visions

In his latest novel, Tom Piazza imagines the finest meeting of American minds never to have happened.

Matt Hanson

7 Jan 2024 · 6 min read

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Group of adults and children in white T-shirts standing close together, looking down at smartphones in dim studio setting.

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Empty wallet held open beside a cracked piggy bank against a faded UN flag.