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In the Skin of a Lion

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Is the English Patient a prerequisite for reading In the Skin of A Lion? If I'm not familiar with those 'recurring characters', will I be lost?
Robert Irish In time sequence Skin of a Lion comes before English Patient, so if one wants to get the characters in sequence, you would start with Skin of a Lion, …moreIn time sequence Skin of a Lion comes before English Patient, so if one wants to get the characters in sequence, you would start with Skin of a Lion, but it doesn't matter. (less)
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