In the light of what we know : a novel /

"A bold, epic debut novel set during the war and financial crisis that defined the beginning of our century. An investment banker approaching forty, his career collapsing and his marriage unraveling, receives a surprise visitor at his West London town house. Confronting the disheveled figure of...

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Autor principal: Rahman, Zia Haider, 1969-
Formato: Livro
Idioma:English
Publicado em: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, c2014.
Edição:First edition.
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