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Crítica de los usuarios - Not Available - Book VerdictIn this brief, plainly written, poignantly honest journey into his family's past, the 83-year-old poet/novelist tries to separate facts from the tricks of memory in recalling his grandparents, his ... Leer comentario completo
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Información bibliográfica
| Título | Portrait of a father |
| Autor | Robert Penn Warren |
| Editor | University Press of Kentucky, 1988 |
| ISBN | 0813130611, 9780813130613 |
| Largo | 79 páginas |
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