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A magical imagining of the fate of a fictional boy whose life is shaped forever when he loses out on the role of Harry Potter.


Author:

  • David Foenkinos

Narrator:

  • Joe Thomas

Format:

  • Audiobook
  • E-book

Duration:

  • 5 h 32 min
  • 161 pages

Language:

English

Categories:

  • Fiction
  • Contemporary fiction

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    David Foenkinos

    David Foenkinos is a French novelist and screenwriter. His novels have been translated into twenty-five languages and garnered ten awards around the world. Delicacy, which was first published in France, garnered nominations for all five major French literary prizes and has sold one million copies. David lives in Paris.

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