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Soldiers' Pay

William Faulkner

Editorial: Alien Ebooks

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Sinopsis

A group of soldiers travel by train across the United States in the aftermath of the First World War. One of them is horribly scarred, blind and almost entirely mute. Moved by his condition, a few civilian fellow travellers decided to see him home to Georgia, to a family who believed him dead, and a fiancée who grew tired of waiting. Faulkner’s first novel deals powerfully with lives blighted by war.
Disponible desde: 20/06/2023.
Longitud de impresión: 244 páginas.

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