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"An extraordinary and moving story that intuitively exposes the emotions men hate having to face" (Esquire)
"Afsaneh Knight's debut novel packs a steady and unrelenting series of punches... It's a book about love, but not sentimentality... all the better for its lack of easy answers" (Vogue)
"Afsaneh Knight handles a shifting narrative with dexterity...deft and promising" (Spectator)
"An interesting debut by a promising young writer" (Times)
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- EditoreBlack Swan
- Data di pubblicazione2009
- ISBN 10 0552774650
- ISBN 13 9780552774659
- RilegaturaCopertina flessibile
- Numero di pagine368
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