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Eric Lundgren received his MFA from the Writing Program at Washington University in St. Louis. His writing has appeared in Tin House, Boulevard, Post Road, and Quarterly West. His first novel, The Facades, was named a finalist for the William Saroyan International Prize for Writing and a Best Book of 2013 by Publishers Weekly and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. He lives in Minneapolis.

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	The Facades 3.06 avg rating — 600 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Boulevard No. 94 by Jessica Rogen (Editor), Cara Blue Adams, Zeina Hashem Beck 4.13 avg rating — 8 ratings	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 Bystanders it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2011	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
	Riksdagsboken: Hur arbetar riksdagen? : vem gör vad i riksdagen? by Eric Lundgren (Goodreads Author), Lennart Sundström 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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 Tusculum Review: Volume 5 by Wayne Thomas (Editor), H. M. Patterson (Fiction Editor), Amy Colombo (Nonfiction Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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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