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At the ecole speciale, andras is one of a small number of jewish students. Orringer possesses a rare talent that makes a 600page storywhich, we know, must descend into war and genocidefeel rivetingly readable, even at its grimmest. Longlisted for the orange prize for fiction paris, 1937. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Andras levi, a hungarianjewish architecture student.
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