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| Author | Joey Goebel |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | MacAdam/Cage |
Publication date | 2003 |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 205 pp (first edition, hardback) |
| ISBN | 1-931561-29-X (first edition, hardback) |
| OCLC | 51293959 |
| 813/.6 21 | |
| LC Class | PS3607.O33 A56 2003 |
| Followed by | Torture the Artist |
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