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An epic historical novel of plundered treasure and lasting love

H | B | T | Gramm
232 mm | 152 mm | 26 mm | 0.38 kg

Erscheinungsjahr
2024

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0

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Taschenbuch

Verlag
Random House UK

ISBN-10
1787304167

ISBN-13
9781787304161

Autor
James, Tania

Sprache
Englisch

Seitenanzahl
289

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James, Tania

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James, Tania

Tania James's debut novel Atlas of Unknowns was a New York Times Editor's Choice and was shortlisted for the DSC Prize for South Asian literature. She has also written the short story collection Aerogrammes, and her stories have appeared in the New Yorker, Granta, Freeman's: The Future of New Writing, One Story and A Public Space. The Tusk That Did the Damage was shortlisted for the International Dylan Thomas Prize. From 2011 to 2012, Tania James was a Fulbright fellow to India living in New Delhi. She now lives in Washington DC.

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