Author | Thomas Keneally |
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Country | Australia |
Language | English |
Publisher | Doubleday, Australia |
Publication date | 2007 |
Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
Pages | 297 pp |
ISBN | 1-86471-101-9 |
OCLC | 156638789 |
Preceded by | The Tyrant's Novel |
Followed by | The People's Train |
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