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"Scientist Charles Neumann loses a leg in an industrial accident. It's not a tragedy. It's an opportunity. Charlie always thought his body could be better. He begins to explore a few ideas.
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Contemporary, spare, classical in form and comic.
- contemporarynostalgic
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- cooloverwhelming
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About the book
- Author
- Max Barry
- First published
- 2011
- Pages
- 277
- Publisher
- Vintage Contemporaries
- Editions
- 1
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780307476890
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