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Night film by marisha pessl signed first edition book see all titles by marisha pessl. Marisha pessl national book festival library of congress. Part huck finn, part holden caulfield, part fran leibowitz, and part nora ephron. First novel prize now the center for fictions flahertydunnan first novel prize and was selected as one of the 10 best books of more about marisha pessl. Night film is marisha pessls new novel the new york times. Neverworld wake does retain a similar air of mystery to night film, but other than that, the story is entirely different. Special topics in calamity physics, her debut novel, was a bestseller in both hardcover and paperback. Pessls book special topics in calamity physics, there was grumbling about another attractive young writer. Visit marisha online at and on facebook and follow. Night film, the gorgeously written, spellbinding new novel by the dazzlingly inventive marisha pessl, will hold you in suspense until you turn the final page. Even though it is my least favourite of her books so far, it is still a really good read. Night film is a mystery thriller by marisha pessl, published by random house.
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