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Intimate, spare, contemporary and contemplative.
- intimateepic
- sparerichly built
- contemporarynostalgic
- contemplativerelentless
- character-ledplot-driven
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- Author
- Russell Hoban
- First published
- 1974
- Pages
- 191
- Publisher
- Viking Press, Summit Books, Valancourt Books
- Editions
- 10
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780141995373
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About Russell Hoban · 1925–2011
Russell Conwell Hoban was an American expatriate writer. His works span many genres, including fantasy, science fiction, mainstream fiction, magical realism, poetry, and children's books. He lived in London, England, from 1969 until his death.
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