W. David Marx, author portrait
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W. David Marx

W. David Marx is a longtime culture writer based in Tokyo and the author of Status and Culture: How Our Desire for Social Rank Creates Taste, Identity, Art, Fashion, and Constant Change and Ametora: How Japan Saved American Style. His work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Popeye, The New Republic, Vox, and more.
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Tue Nov 18 | 07:30 PM
GREENLIGHT BOOKSTORE In conversation with Emily Sundberg
686 FULTON ST
BROOKLYN, NY 11217-1609
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Wed Nov 19 | 07:00 PM
HARVARD BOOK STORE
1256 MASSACHUSETTS AVE
CAMBRIDGE, MA 02138-3820
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Tue Nov 18 | 07:30 PM
GREENLIGHT BOOKSTORE In conversation with Emily Sundberg
686 FULTON ST
BROOKLYN, NY 11217-1609
Google Map

Wed Nov 19 | 07:00 PM
HARVARD BOOK STORE
1256 MASSACHUSETTS AVE
CAMBRIDGE, MA 02138-3820
Google Map

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