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| Author | Juli Zeh |
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| Original title | Spieltrieb |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
| Publisher | Schöffling & Co. |
Publication date | 30 September 2004 |
| Pages | 565 |
| ISBN | 3-89561-056-9 |
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handelsüblichen Reportagen über die 'Jugend von heute'"; "das Romanmotiv 'Erpressung wegen kompromittierenden Fotos' erscheint mir inzwischen ungefähr so abgedroschen wie das der gefälschten Briefe in den Romanen und Theaterstücken des 18. Jahrhunderts.
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