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A Roman student is torn from his carefree life when World War I breaks out, and fifty years later, recounts the triumphs and tragedies of his existence to an illiterate factory worker.
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Grave, earnest, contemplative and nostalgic.
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- earnestironic
- contemplativerelentless
- contemporarynostalgic
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About the book
- Author
- Mark Helprin
- First published
- January 1920
- Pages
- 792
- Publisher
- BBC Audiobooks America, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Harvest Books
- Editions
- 8
- Language
- Spanish, English
- ISBN
- 9781602833128
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