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The 13 clocks

by James Thurber, Marc Simont, Neil Gaiman

A whimsical narrative characterised by linguistic playfulness, featuring invented words, hidden rhymes, and nonsense elements. The prose explores the creative potential of language through a rhythmic and fantastical story.

Accession 20140 ISBN 9781590172759 Publisher New York Review Books
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