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His first film, the four corners of nowhere, premiered at the 1995 sundance film festival and went on to win best narrative feature honors at the chicago underground film festival. May 21, 2019 stephen chbosky, author of the beloved ya novel the perks of being a wallflower, has announced his second book, imaginary friend. Stephen chbosky, author of the beloved ya novel the perks of being a wallflower, has announced his second book, imaginary friend. And that reference explains a lot about stephen chbosky, as proud a. More intimate than a diary, charlies letters are singular and unique, hilarious and devastating. According to the tweet, it took him nine years to write the book after his. Nov 21, 2017 stephen chbosky on directing wonder vs. Bill gates is writing a book on avoiding a climate disaster michelle.
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