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The Rock Garden

by Nikos Kazantzakis · 1936 · 251 pages

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A tale of a European traveler to China who falls in love with a Chinese woman and becomes caught up in the dangers of revolutionary activity and brutal war.

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Setting
1930sgreece
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 251 pages

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