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No One Writes to the Colonel And Other Stories


Book ID
126182018
Publisher
Avon Books
Tongue
English
Weight
546 KB
Category
Standards

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✦ Synopsis


"These stories are told in spare, unpretentious but picturesque prose, compassionate of human frailty, but also rich in wit and irony. The characters are all too human, alternately humorous and tragic."- Library Journal

✦ Subjects


Магический реализм


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