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ARTISTS, BEATS AND COOL CATS

ARTISTS, BEATS AND COOL CATS

Artists, Beats and Cool Cats

Jim Burns

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Editorial:
Lulu Press
Año de edición:
2014
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Ficción moderna y contemporánea
ISBN:
9781291850673
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Jim Burns continues his critical history of off-beat writers, artists and jazz musicians of the last century. This is volume 4 of his acclaimed series of essays.

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