10 Minutes 38 Seconds In This Strange World
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- ISBN13 9780241979464
- ISBN10 0241979463
- Tipus LLIBRE
- Any Edició 2020
- Idioma Anglès
- Encuadernació Paperback
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Literatura Anglesa10 Minutes 38 Seconds In This Strange World
Editorial ALLEN LANE
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2019
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