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The Pope Stories and Other Tales of Troubled Times

The Pope Stories and Other Tales of Troubled Times

George Guida

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Editorial:
Bordighera Press
Año de edición:
2012
Materia
Ficción moderna y contemporánea
ISBN:
9781599540375
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'George Guida has guts. In Pope Stories and Other Tales of Troubled Times, he sets about slaughtering the sacred cows of Italian American culture beginning with the Papal Bull himself . . .'-Jean Feraca, National Public Radio

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