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Author | Karl Ristikivi |
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Country | Sweden |
Language | Estonian |
Publisher | Eesti Kirjanike Kooperatiiv |
Publication date | 1964 |
Pages | 295 |
ISBN | 9985-3-0706-2 |
Imede saar (English: The Island of Wonders / The Miraculous Island) is a novel by Estonian author Karl Ristikivi. It was first published in 1964 in Lund, Sweden by Eesti Kirjanike Kooperatiiv (Estonian Writers' Cooperative). In Estonia it was published in 1966.
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