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Classical in form, cool, effortless and grave.
- classical in formformally daring
- cooloverwhelming
- effortlessdemanding
- gravecomic
- rawmeticulous
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About the book
- Author
- Budd Schulberg
- First published
- 1941
- Pages
- 303
- Publisher
- Bantam Books, Vintage, Corgi Books
- Editions
- 17
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780394576183
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