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The Great Pursuit

by Tom Sharpe · 1977

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The gullible author of a totally filthy novel, sure to make a shameful pile of money in America, is dispatched across the Atlantic for a chaotic publicity tour.

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humorhumorMore like thisLess of thissatiresatireMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1970s1970sMore like thisLess of thisUSAUSAMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 256 pages

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