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Terry Pratchett – Going postal – Short summary

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Terry Pratchett Going postal – Short summary: “A con man fixes a broken system by pretending it isn’t broken…until it actually isn’t.” My first Pratchett. And… yeah. I didn’t expect this. I thought I was picking up a fantasy book.You know… magic, weird creatures, maybe some adventure. Instead I got: 👉 economics👉 psychology👉 bureaucracy👉 and … Read more

Terry Pratchett – Going postal

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A beautiful new hardback edition of the classic Discworld novel. Moist von Lipwig is a con artist and a fraud and a man faced with a life choice: be hanged, or put Ankh-Morpork’s ailing postal service back on its feet. It was a tough decision. Text from Adlibris Subtitle: (Discworld Novel 33)Author: Terry PratchettISBN: 9780857525086Language: … Read more

Selma Lagerlöf – Gösta Berlings saga

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Äntligen stod prästen i predikstolen…” Med detta klassiska citat inleder Selma Lagerlöf sin storslagna debutroman från 1891. I centrum står den försupne prästen Gösta Berling, som efter att ha predikat onykter avsatts från sitt ämbete. Uppgiven och desillusionerad ämnar han supa ihjäl sig, men räddas till livet av den barska och karismatiska majorskan på Ekeby. … Read more

Kazuo Ishiguro – The Buried Giant

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Kazuo Ishiguro – The Buried GiantThe Romans have long since departed, and Britain is steadily declining into ruin. The Buried Giant begins as a couple, Axl and Beatrice, set off across a troubled land of mist and rain in the hope of finding a son they have not seen for yearsThey expect to face many hazards … Read more