Summer is the most appropriate time to reminisce about those “character-building” odd-jobs of yesteryear. Sometimes perusing a book’s dust-jacket, you learn that your literary idol endured some menial labor or surprising occupation and it confirms their humanity. In the spirit of this, the Paris Review Daily has got some anecdotal bits about authors and their past odd-jobs.
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