The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Other Jazz Age Stories - F Scott Fitzgerald
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I've been trying to read classics lately. It certainly takes longer to read them...
I tend to find this definition of "epitome" more common:
"Epitome: a person or thing that is typical of or possesses to a high degree the features of a whole class: He is the epitome of goodness."