An edition of Pastoralia (2000)

Pastoralia

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An edition of Pastoralia (2000)

Pastoralia

  • 3.00 ·
  • 2 Ratings
  • 16 Want to read
  • 0 Currently reading
  • 4 Have read

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With an uncanny sense of how our culture reflects our character, Saunders mixes a deadpan naturalism with a wicked sense of humor to reveal a picture of contemporary America that's both feverishly strange and, through his characters' perseverance, oddly hopeful."--BOOK JACKET.

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Publisher
Ediciones Alfabia
Pages
280

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Cover of: Pastoralia
Pastoralia
Jun 01, 2014, Ediciones Alfabia
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Cover of: Pastoralia
Pastoralia: stories
2000, Riverhead Books
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Source title: Pastoralia (Alfabia) (Spanish Edition)

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Format
paperback
Number of pages
280

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL47153138M
ISBN 10
8494255215
ISBN 13
9788494255212

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