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Margaret Mitchell's monumental epic of the South won a Pulitzer Prize, gave rise to the most popular motion picture of our time, and inspired a sequel that became the fastest selling novel of the century. It is one of the most popular books ever written: more than 28 million copies of the book have been sold in more than 37 countries. Today, more than 60 years after its initial publication, its achievements are unparalleled, and it remains the most revered American saga and the most beloved work by an American writer...
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Epic, earnest, classical in form and grave.
- intimateepic
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- cooloverwhelming
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About the book
- Author
- Margaret Mitchell
- First published
- August 1992
- Pages
- 934
- Publisher
- AD Classic, Da xia chu ban she, Warner Books
- Editions
- 362
- Language
- Spanish, vie, cze, Dutch
- ISBN
- 9789578477186
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“booted to the knee and thick with saddle muscles, crossed negligently. Nineteen years old, six feet two inches tall, long of bone and hard of muscle, with sunburned faces and deep auburn hair, their eyes merry and arrogant, their bodies clothed in identical blue coats and mustard-colored breeches they were as much alike as two bolls cotton.”
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