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| Author | Toby Litt |
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| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | Hamish Hamilton |
Publication date | 2000 |
| Pages | 373 |
| ISBN | 0-24-114069-2 |
| OCLC | 473721357 |
| Preceded by | Beatniks (1997) |
| Followed by | deadkidsongs (2001) |
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