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A Life of Threadbare Bohemian Privilege, Revisited

August 06, 2025

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Esther Freud returns to the autofictional world of her breakout novel, “Hideous Kinky,” published more than 30 years ago.

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A Life of Threadbare Bohemian Privilege, Revisited

Esther Freud returns to the autofictional world of her breakout novel, “Hideous Kinky,” published more than 30 years ago.

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