"Quoyle with regards to Petal, his wife, "There was a month of fiery happiness. Then six kinked years of suffering...In another time, in another sex, she would have been Genghis Khan."
— Annie Proulx

January 1, 1970

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Pulitzer Prize winnersNovelists from the United StatesShort story writers from the United StatesPostmodern authorsPeople from Connecticut
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