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I make a rod for my own back because people see my novels as quasi documentaries. But it is never history that's the main event of my books. It's my characters.
Christopher Koch
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"I make a rod for my own back because people see my novels as quasi documentaries. But it is never history that's the main event of my books. It's my characters."
— Christopher Koch

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I make a rod for my own back because people see my novels as quasi documentaries. But it is never history that's the main event of my books. It's my characters. — Christopher Koch

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Christopher Koch was a Novelist from United States (1932–2013).

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Christopher Koch lived from 1932 – 2013.