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Published in the United States of America in September 2015
First published 1997 by Picador
Picador Classic edition published 2015
First U. S. edition published 2015
Introduction © John Hurt, 2015
Afterword © Niall Williams, 2015
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ISBN: TPB: 978-1-63286-318-8
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