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When We Were Orphans
Kazuo Ishiguro
England, 1930s. Christopher Banks has become the country's most celebrated detective, his cases the talk of London society. Yet one unsolved crime has always haunted him; the mysterious disappearance of his parents, in Old Shanghai, when he was a small boy.
320 pages
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | February 7, 2013 |
| ISBN13 | 9780571283880 |
| Publishers | Faber & Faber |
| Pages | 320 |
| Dimensions | 197 × 126 × 20 mm · 262 g |
| Language | English |
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