picaresque

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For some Catholics, the issue is less Mr. Johnson’s picaresque route to the altar than the inability of other Catholics to make the same journey.

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The tales become more picaresque as New Wave and Britpop bands begin checking in and behaving like New Wave and Britpop bands.

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A dense and engrossing account with a cast of picaresque characters, “Dirty Gold” examines the shady stateside corporate interests, acting in partnership with ruthless local contacts, recounting how they were successfully brought to justice.

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O’Grady, a daughter of Jamaican immigrants in Boston, had a picaresque itinerary already.

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But this novel, from the author of “On Such a Full Sea,” is more than a high-octane picaresque: It’s also an examination of cultural identity and belonging.

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