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McCarten's novel hovers between indignant satire and engaging comedy of manners while sounding a clarion call against the bigotry and intolerance in our society --Sunday Times
Anthony McCarten dares to speak of English multiculturalism in the satirical tongue that most native writers keep mute --The Observer
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Anthony McCarten dares to speak of English multiculturalism in the satirical tongue that most native writers keep mute --The Observer
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- Publication date2015
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- ISBN 13 9781846883798
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