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The Genial Idiot

The Genial Idiot

The Genial Idiot

John Kendrick Bangs

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Editorial:
Wildside Press
Año de edición:
2011
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Ficción moderna y contemporánea
ISBN:
9781434430663
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Originally published as a column in the New York Times, John Kendrick Bangs's series of humorous sketches pokes fun at everything from poetry to Valentine's Day to Christmas shopping. A treat from a master satirist!

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