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A novel about a twin brother and sister. From the moment of their births, everything changes. The lives of the family members are each consumed by illness, obsession, and insanity. Using the violent dissolution of the family as a metaphor, this book explores the social crises in Chile during the military dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet.

The Fourth World

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    A Paperback / softback by Diamela Eltit, Dick Gerdes, Dick Gerdes

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      Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/08/1995
      ISBN13: 9780803267237, 978-0803267237
      ISBN10: 0803267231

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      Book Synopsis
      A novel about a twin brother and sister. From the moment of their births, everything changes. The lives of the family members are each consumed by illness, obsession, and insanity. Using the violent dissolution of the family as a metaphor, this book explores the social crises in Chile during the military dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet.

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