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The Penny Wars

The Penny Wars

The Penny Wars

Elliott Baker

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iUniverse
Año de edición:
2005
Materia
Ficción moderna y contemporánea
ISBN:
9780595376643
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'Baker continuously turns laughter into pain, then back again, yet always leaving the wound of truth.' -The New York Times Book Review 'Baker is still the jabberwocky with jaws that bite, tickling the reader into laughter with his left claw while his right one holds a shiv.' -Life Magazine 'A mixture of laughter and tears expressed by a writer of rare discernment and powerful, lucid style.' -Los Angeles Times 'Extraordinarily well-written and shatteringly funny.' -Saturday Review

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