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by François Rabelais

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The Dying Earth (The Dying Earth, #1)

by Jack Vance

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Let's plan to tackle who Mr. Franzen describes as "Mr. Difficult" (although he clearly is influenced by him). JR, The Recognitions, A Frolic of His Ow ...more