Coming of Age and Augie March...

In which I look at the first bildungsroman to win the National Book Award, and consider why coming-of-age stories--despite their popularity and longevity--rarely win...

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Despite having what some might consider a bizarre and rather unorthodox childhood, there has never been a person with whom I have not been able to find some common experience regarding our youths. There are some aspects of childhood that are just about universal, and I think this is why coming-of-age stories are so universall…