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1. Augusten Burroughs
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2. William S. Burroughs
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3. Sophie Dahl
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4. Roald Dahl
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5. Tom Wolfe
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6. Virginia Woolf
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7. Nicholson Baker
A. “During the summers … worked as a cub reporter … [D]isliked the work and refused to cover some events, like the death of a drowned child.”
B. “Known for being a plus-size model, although … has since lost weight and is now of similar proportions to other fashion models.”
C. “Stephen King notoriously compared [one of the author’s works] to a ‘meaningless little fingernail paring.’ ”
D. “[W]rote in [own] diary, ‘I do not like the Jewish voice; I do not like the Jewish laugh.’ ”
E. “Writing pokes fun at subjects such as advertising, psychiatrists, religious families … ”
F. “He was buried with his snooker cues, some very good Burgundy, chocolates, HB pencils, and a power saw.”
G. “[C]riticized Wikipedia, which he said ‘only a primitive would believe a word of.’ ”
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