AblutionsAuthor: Patrick deWitt Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) Published on 9 April 2026 by Granta Books in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Granta Shorts' series. Paperback 176 pages 128 x 198 x 13 130g 'An instant classic' DazedA nameless barman tends a decaying bar in Hollywood and takes notes for a book about his clientele. Initially, he is morbidly amused by watching the regulars roll in and fall into their nightly oblivion, pitying them

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