MY SON THE FANATIC. FABER STORIES. HANIF KUREISHI. Libro en papel. 9780571356157 LIBRERIA 9 3/4
MY SON THE FANATIC

MY SON THE FANATIC

FABER STORIES

HANIF KUREISHI

$ 25,000.00
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Editorial:
FABER & FABER
Año de edición:
2019
Materia
Fiction - non fiction
ISBN:
978-0-571-35615-7
Páginas:
48

Set in a northern industrial town, this story studies the dismay experienced by a Pakistani father when his son rejects the material possessions and values he has slaved all his life for and embraces a fundamentalist sect of Islam.

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