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The Mighty Currawongs

The Mighty Currawongs

Brian Doyle

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Editorial:
Red Hen Press IPS
Año de edición:
2016
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Ficción moderna y contemporánea
ISBN:
9781597090520
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Both intimate and irreverent, The Mighty Currawongs taps into the small truths of what makes a life worth living-from the oddly hilarious to the cherished and pure.

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