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Скачать книгу (размер 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 176) Аннотация: Professor Timofey Pnin, previously of Tsarist Russia, is now precariously positioned at the heart of campus America. Battling with American life and language, Pnin must face great hazards in this new world.
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