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The Crimson Petal And The White
Artikel-Nr:
9781782114413
Veröffentl:
2014
Erscheinungsdatum:
10.04.2014
Seiten:
864
Autor:
Michel Faber
Gewicht:
582 g
Format:
203x131x45 mm
Serie:
Canongate Canons
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Michel Faber has written nine books. In addition to the Whitbread-shortlisted Under the Skin, he is the author of the highly acclaimed The Crimson Petal and the White, The Book of Strange New Things, which was shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award and won the 2015 Saltire Book of the Year, and most recently Undying, his first poetry collection. Born in Holland, brought up in Australia, he now lives in the UK.
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