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The king is dead : stories / Walter Tevis ; ... Read More

Tevis, Walter S.,(author.).
Brockmeier, Kevin,(writer of introduction.).

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  • ISBN: 9780593467527
  • ISBN: 0593467523
  • Physical Description: xxvi, 383 pages ; 21 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2023.

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"A Vintage Books original."--Title page verso.
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The king is dead: introduction -- The best in the ... Read More
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Subject: Short stories.
Genre: Short stories.
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