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Two Weeks In Another Town

by Irwin Shaw · 1960

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A beautiful Italian girl, a one-time movie idol turned NATO diplomat, a violent, talented young American writer, a once-famous movie director, all come together in Rome in an attempt to salvage a movie and escape the demands of lives they are afraid to face.

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moviesmoviesMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1960s1960sMore like thisLess of thisRomeRomeMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
long · 414 pages

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