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Cockroach

Cockroach

Rawi Hage

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Editorial:
W. W. Norton
Año de edición:
2010
Materia
Ficción moderna y contemporánea
ISBN:
9780393337877
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Hage's look at the underbelly of organized religion and immigrant life in Canada is unflinching and grim. . . . Cockroach's finely wrought scenes build in tension toward a conclusion that's fitting and yet unpredictable.--Kevin Chong.

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