Los Angeles Review of Books - Brian Doyle

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King of the Losers

Doyle captures perfectly a barfly’s manic account of events (both profound and mundane) in the life of Pete, his car, and his dog, Lester. More

Brian Doyle

Brian Doyle is an essayist and the editor of Portland magazine. He is also the author of non-fiction books and short stories. Oregonian scrawler.

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