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Was

Geoff Ryman

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Editorial:
Small Beer Press
Año de edición:
2015
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Ficción moderna y contemporánea
ISBN:
9781931520737
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"A moving lament for lost childhoods and an eloquent tribute to the enduring power of art."-The New York TimesWas is a haunting novel which explores the lives of characters intertwined with The Wizard of Oz: the 'real' Dorothy Gale; Judy Garland’s unhappy fame; and Jonathan, a dying actor, and his therapist, whose work at an asylum unwittingly intersects with the Yellow Brick Road.Geoff Ryman is the author of The King’s Last Song, Air, Him, 253, The Child Garden, The Unconquered Country, and Paradise Tales. He has lived in Cambodia and Brazil, and now teaches at the University of Manchester, England.

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