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Shalimar the clown : a novel
Los Angeles, 1991. Ambassador Maximilian Ophuls, one of the makers of the modern world, is murdered in broad daylight on his illegitimate daughter India's doorstep, slaughtered by a knife wielded by his Kashmiri Muslim driver, a mysterious figure who calls himself Shalimar the clown.
| Formaat: | Printed Book |
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| Taal: | English |
| Gepubliceerd in: |
London :
Jonathan Cape,
2005.
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| Samenvatting: | Los Angeles, 1991. Ambassador Maximilian Ophuls, one of the makers of the modern world, is murdered in broad daylight on his illegitimate daughter India's doorstep, slaughtered by a knife wielded by his Kashmiri Muslim driver, a mysterious figure who calls himself Shalimar the clown. |
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| Beschrijving item: | Tthe story of the dead man, his killer and his daughter; the story of the violent termination of an extraordinary life stretching from Nazi-occupied Strasbourg to Hollywood via India, Kashmir, and many of the world's most dangerous places |
| Fysieke beschrijving: | 398 p. 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 0224061615 |