Great house

Connected solely by a desk of enormous dimension and many drawers that exerts a power over those who possess it or give it away, three people--a lonely American novelist clinging to the memory of a poet who has mysteriously vanished in Chile, an old man in Israel facing the imminent death of his wif...

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Main Author: Krauss, Nicole
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : W. W. Norton & Co., 2010.
Edition:1st ed.
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