Dünyanın Doğum Günü ve Diğer Öyküler
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9789753425377 (9753425376)
Publish date: June 2009
Publisher: Metis Edebiyat
Pages no: 393
Edition language: Turkish
Category:
Fantasy,
Science Fiction Fantasy,
Science Fiction,
Anthologies,
Feminism,
Speculative Fiction,
Collections,
Short Stories,
Glbt,
Queer,
Gender
Series: Hainish Cycle
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I love Le Guin's crusty old loners.
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7 years ago
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