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| Author | Kim Stanley Robinson |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Wayne Barlowe |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | Tor Books |
Publication date | 1989 |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 314 pp |
| ISBN | 0-312-93196-4 |
| OCLC | 20265504 |
| 813/.54 20 | |
| LC Class | PS3568.O2893 E8 1989 |
Escape from Kathmandu is a 1989 collection of novellas by American writer Kim Stanley Robinson, about a group of American expatriates in Nepal.
The novellas are:
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