This inspired novel is narrated by the as yet unborn first child to be born on October 12, 1992, the five hundredth anniversary of Columbus's discovery of America; his conception and birth bracket the novel. A playfully savage...
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Автор: Фуэнтес Карлос
Серия: Мастера современной прозы
Язык: русский
Год: 1974
Статус: Закончена
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