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The Muses Are Heard

by Truman Capote · 1956

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"...a wicked, witty and utterly devastating account of the journey to Leningrad of 94 Americans and two dogs, all connected with the widely heralded production of PORGY AND BESS." - Sterling North

Subject
traveltravelMore like thisLess of thishistoryhistoryMore like thisLess of this
Themes
musicmusicMore like thisLess of this
Setting
20th century20th centuryMore like thisLess of thisRussiaRussiaMore like thisLess of thisSaint PetersburgSaint PetersburgMore like thisLess of thisSoviet UnionSoviet UnionMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 182 pages

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