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Classical in form, spare, earnest and grave.
- classical in formformally daring
- sparerichly built
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- cooloverwhelming
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About the book
- Author
- Sarah Bakewell, Sarah Bakewell
- First published
- 2023
- Pages
- 464
- Publisher
- Penguin Random House, Penguin Publishing Group, Penguin Press
- Editions
- 7
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780735223370
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