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    Notes from the Hall of Uselessness

    Notes from the Hall of Uselessness
    Notes from the Hall of Uselessness
    Notes from the Hall of Uselessness
    Notes from the Hall of Uselessness

    by: Simon Leys

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    Category - Non Fiction / Literary Criticism

    Format - Paperback

    Condition - New

    Listed - A year ago

    Views - 6

    Wishes - 1

    Ships From - California

    Est. Publication Date - Oct 2012

    Seller Description

    No. 9 The Cahiers Series. These “notes” refer to Simon Leys’s collected essays, “The Hall of Uselessness,” also available for on this store. Brand new copy, sealed and unopened.

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    Simon Leys, novelist, unflinching cultural and political commentator, Sinologist, and occasional illustrator, presents here timely meditations on the experience and hazards of literary translation. Pr...

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