delitescent selves a short piece of fiction disguised as a book review delitescent self : a sort of autobiography by lark partee w. w. norton ( $ 26.00 ) reviewed by resole mcrey the famous american writer , lark partee , author of the novels dont put mme in a nursing home and a devil of a time , among others , has now penned his autobiography , made all the more gladly received by the authors renowned reclusiveness .