The coup
Updike, John2006
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The delicate, empty land of Kush is ruled over by Colonel Hakim Félix Ellelloû, an outrageous dictator. As his drought-ravaged African state teeters precariously between Soviet aid and American intervention, between tragedy and farce, the Colonel tells his story.
Main title:
The coup / John Updike.
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Imprint:
London : Penguin, 2006.
Collation:
318 p. ; 20 cm.
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Notes:
Originally published: New York: Ballantine, 1978; London: Deutsch, 1979.
ISBN:
9780141188959 (pbk)
Dewey class:
FICTION
Language:
English
BRN:
838769
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