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Marc Fitten

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Marc Fitten is the author of VALERIA'S LAST STAND and ELZA'S KITCHEN -- both published by Bloomsbury -- and is included in a new collection WE WEAR THE MASK - published by Beacon. He has also published work in The New York Times, The Atlanta Journal Constitution, and online at Esquire. ...more

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	Valeria's Last Stand 3.29 avg rating — 686 ratings — published 2009 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Elza's Kitchen 3.10 avg rating — 317 ratings — published 2012 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Craft: Essays on Writing from the Yale Writers’ Conference Faculty really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Le Dernier Amour de Valeria it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Chattahoochee Review Vol 27 Numbers 3/4 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2007	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Paul Anders seems an uncontroversial man, but it’s bullshit. An act. His mild mannered way of speaking. His apologetic nature. He isn’t a nice guy like everybody says. If anything, he’s a sociopath. An engineer who lives by checklists and processes. It’s his favorite word, and he tends to lisp it.

Sitting in his house again -- his wife and mine have become close friends -- he’s had a few beers and Read more of this blog post »

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The Savage Detectives

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The Motorcycle Diaries: Notes on a Latin American Journey

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“The mayor was the most dangerous of individuals. He possessed, in equal amounts, unhealthy doses of charm and ambition. He was a driven opportunist.”
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“And tell your wife whatever you want, but don't make promises you're not going to keep. And don't knock yourself out over it; you didn't invent infidelity.”
― Marc Fitten, Valeria's Last Stand

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“A man could settle down and still be inspired," he said. "That's all it is. She's a woman who inspires.”
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