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The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation

Catégorie: Sciences humaines, Érotisme, Etudes supérieures
Auteur: Bill Bryson
Éditeur: Kumon Publishing, Ernest Hemingway
Publié: 2017-05-07
Écrivain: Noam Chomsky, Esther Duflo
Langue: Hongrois, Arabe, Albanais
Format: epub, Livre audio

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The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, : - Octavian Nothing is an African youth held captive by a group of Enlightenment scientists and philosophers in eighteenth-century Boston. This National Book Award-winning novel explores racism, freedom, and individual identity

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