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Classical in form, earnest, grave and cool.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- cooloverwhelming
- character-ledplot-driven
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About the book
- Author
- Steven Saylor
- First published
- 1992
- Pages
- 329
- Publisher
- Salamandra, Editions 10/18, Robinson
- Editions
- 16
- Language
- Polish, French, English
- ISBN
- 9781845292461
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“FOR all his fine qualities-his honesty and devotion, his cleverness, his uncanny agility-Eco was not well suited for answering the door.”
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