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THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE

THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE

SPARK, MURIEL

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PENGUIN UK
Matèria
Novela histórica y política
ISBN:
978-0-14-118142-4
Pàgines:
144
Enquadernació:
Tapa Blanda (Rústica)
Col·lecció:
Modern Classics
Idioma:
Books in English
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Romantic, heroic, comic and tragic, unconventional schoolmistress Jean Brodie has become an iconic figure in post-war fiction. Her glamour, freethinking ideas and manipulative charm hold dangerous sway over her girls at the Marcia Blaine Academy - the 'creme de la creme' - who become the Brodie Set, introduced to a privileged world of adult games that they will never forget.

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