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Nothing in his previous life could have prepared Colonel Hakim Felix Ellelou for his new role as the President of Kush. Neither the French army nor his American university provided a grounding in the subtle skills of revolutionary dictatorship. Still less did they expect him to acquire four... read more
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This book is in Anthony Burgess's Ninety-Nine Novels: The Best in English since 1939 - A Personal Choice. (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- John Updike (Author)
Awards edit
- National Book Critics Circle Award (Finalist, 1978: Fictiion)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
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