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Deep in the Shade of Paradise

by John Dufresne · 2002 · 368 pages

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With his signature tragic-comic voice and cast of unforgettable and lively characters, DuFresne explores love, death, imagination, and memory.

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Genre
literary fiction
Setting
2000samerican southlouisiana
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 368 pages

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