My Father's Suitcase: The Nobel Lecture

ISBN-10
0571238610
ISBN-13
9780571238613
Category
Nobel Prizes
Pages
24
Language
English
Published
2006
Author
Orhan Pamuk

Description

Features Orhan Pamuk's Nobel Lecture, delivered in December 2006.

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