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Chronicle of a Corpse Bearer

Chronicle of a Corpse Bearer

Chronicle of a Corpse Bearer

Cyrus Mistry

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Editorial:
Repro India Limited
Año de edición:
2014
Materia
Ficción moderna y contemporánea
ISBN:
9789382277354
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Cyrus Mistry began his writing career as a playwright, freelance journalist and short story writer. His play 'Doongaji House', written in 1977 when he was twenty-one, has acquired classic status in contemporary Indian theatre in English. One of his short stories was made into a Gujarati feature film. His plays and screenplays have won several awards. His first novel, The Radiance of Ashes, was published in 2005.

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