How do we even begin to narrate the history of the world? Where do we start, and where do we end? Fireflies is Sagastiβs bold and original attempt to answer these questions. Taking an eclectic array of influences and personalities from modern history, he teases out events that at first glance seem r
Fireflies
β Scribed by David Morrell
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 105 KB
- Category
- Fiction
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