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The Secret History of Costaguana by Juan Gabriel Vásquez

The Secret History of Costaguana

A Novel

by Juan Gabriel Vásquez

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First Published:
Jun 9, 2011, 304 pages

Paperback:
Aug 2012, 320 pages

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- Literary Fiction
- Central & S. America, Mexico, Caribbean
- Europe
- UK (Britain) & Ireland
- 20th Century (multiple decades)
- 1920s & '30s
- Generational Sagas
- Books in Translation
- Latinx Authors
- Books about Books
- War Related
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