Reading ageism in "geezer and grump lit": Responses to The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83, ¼.

J Aging Stud

Center for Gender and Diversity, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Maastricht University, Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, the Netherlands; University of Humanistic Studies, Box 797, 3500 AT Utrecht, the Netherlands. Electronic address:

Published: September 2019

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