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The Margellos World Republic of Letters is dedicated to making literary works from around the globe available in English through translation. It brings to the English-speaking world the work of leading poets, novelists, essayists, philosophers, and playwrights from Europe, Latin America, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East to stimulate international discourse and creative exchange.

First published as Dvori od oraha by Durieux, Zagreb, 2003.

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ISBN: 978-0-300-17927-9 (cloth; alk. paper)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2015937574

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