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Cartesian Sonata: And Other Novellas
William H. Gass
ISBN 13: 9780465026203
Publisher: Basic Books
Publication Date: 2000
Binding: Softcover
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Four interconnected novellas explore the themes of mind, matter, God, and the conflict between good and evil. Reprint. evil. Reprint.
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