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Pure. Andrew Miller. Ref.314832
314832
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Jean-Baptiste Baratte, an engineer of modest origin, arrives in the city in 1785, charged by the King's minister with emptying the overflowing cemetery of Les Innocents, a ancient site whose stench is poisoning the neighborhood's air and water and leaving a vile taste in its inhabitants' food. At first the ambitious Baratte sees his work as a chance to clear the burden of history, a fitting task for a modern man of reason. But before long he begins to suspect that the destruction of the cemetery might be a prelude to both his own demise and that of the monarchy. Baratte expects the task to be
- Deck
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- pages
- 342
- Measurements (height x width)
- 13x20cm.
- book status
- In good state
9781444724288
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