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Vian's 1947 novel Autumn in Peking ( L'Automne à Pékin ) is perhaps Vian's most slapstick work, with an added amount of despair in its exotic recipe for a violent cocktail drink. The story takes place in the imaginary desert called Exopotamie where all the leading characters take part in... read more

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Amadis Dudu carelessly followed the narrow alleyway which constituted the longest of the shortcuts leading to the stop for bus 975.
 

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