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The Neruda Case by Roberto Ampuero

The Neruda Case

A Novel

by Roberto Ampuero
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  • First Published:
  • Jun 14, 2012, 352 pages
  • Paperback:
  • Jun 2013, 400 pages
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Beyond the Book:
  Pablo Neruda and Politics

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