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The Man Who Was Walter Mitty

The Man Who Was Walter Mitty

The Man Who Was Walter Mitty

Thomas Fensch

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Sharon's Books
Año de edición:
2001
Materia
Biografía: literaria
ISBN:
9780930751135
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The first literary and personal biography of James Thurber in 25 years, The Man Who Was Walter Mitty offers new insights into the man who has been caled 'America's Twentieth Century Mark Twain.'

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