The house of widows : an oral history /

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Author / Creator:Melnyczuk, Askold.
Imprint:Saint Paul, Minn. : Graywolf Press, c2008.
Description:255 p. ; 23 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6833703
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ISBN:9781555974916 (paper : alk. paper)
1555974910 (paper : alk. paper)
Summary:After his father's suicide, James Pak takes three items from his dead father's house that he can't understand why his father owns--a military uniform, a glass jar, and a letter written in an language he can't read--and journeys from Europe to American and back again to discover the secrets of his family history and the meaning behind his father's mysterious belongings.
Other form:Online version: Melnyczuk, Askold. House of widows. Saint Paul, Minn. : Graywolf Press, c2008

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