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Coming Through Slaughter by Michael Ondaatje · Booklabria

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Michael Ondaatje
Coming Through Slaughter

HistoricalRomans, nouvelles

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First published: 1976
Editions: 29 in 6 languages

Synopsis

Buddy Bolden, a New Orleans barber, cornet player, and full-time editor of a gossip sheet, disappears for two years, and when he returns, he goes berserk and spends his final years in the East Louisiana state hospital.

Subjects: Historical
Romans, nouvelles
Romans
Biographical
Musicians
New orleans
Set in: New Orleans

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29 in 6 languages

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English20 French4 German2 Dutch1 All 6 languages

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