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Telephone

by Percival Everett · 2020

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Telephone is a novel by American writer Percival Everett first published in 2020 by Graywolf Press. The novel is centered on Zach Wells, a professor living a self-professed "boring life" who is faced with his daughter being diagnosed with a terminal neurological disorder. While shopping online, he discovers anonymous notes pleading for help. The book was simultaneously released in three different versions, each with differences throughout the text and different endings.

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"Finalist"
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 2021 · pulitzer.org
"Who can resist a novel with three different endings?"
By the Book: Rita Dove · nytimes.com