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Sheila Heti

How Should a Person Be?

How Should a Person Be?

A novel by Sheila Heti that blends self-help, autobiography, and philosophy.

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    “A beautiful book. Part self-help, part autobiography, part philosophical meandering. How should a person be?”

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