The Windup girl

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Spisovateľ: Bacigalupi Paolo
Vydavateľ: Orbitbooks
Rok vydania: 2010
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Katalogové číslo: P32

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Cudzojazyčná / Anglická

Anderson Lake is a company man, AgriGen's Calorie Man in Thailand. Under cover as a factory manager, Anderson combs Bangkok's street markets in search of foodstuffs thought to be extinct, hoping to reap the bounty of history's lost calories. There, he encounters Emiko. Emiko is the Windup Girl, a strange and beautiful creature... v angličtine, brožovaná, 505 strán

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