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Soft city

by Jonathan Raban

Combining fact and fiction, this work explores individual experiences within the complexity of modern urban environments. It depicts the city as a diverse setting for personal narratives and observation.

Accession 18726 ISBN 1860461077 Publisher Harvill Press
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