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0007196652 
Book The vagrants; Yiyun Li
Year: 2009
Language: English
Type: Book
Class Number: F
Category: Fiction
Publisher: Fourth Estate, 2009
Physical or Electronic: Physical
ISBN: 9780007196654
Notes:
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Extent: 337 p., 20 cm, pbk
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