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When guerrilla soldiers strike Santiago's village, they destroy everything in their path — including his home and family. Santiago and his four-year-old sister escape, running for their lives.
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Earnest, grave, classical in form and contemporary.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
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About the book
- Author
- Ben Mikaelsen
- First published
- 2002
- Pages
- 212
- Publisher
- HarperCollins, HarperCollins Publishers, HarperTrophy
- Editions
- 3
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780380977451
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