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Originally published in French as Les Cinq Sens © Éditions Grasset et Fasquelle, 1985
Published with the assistance of the French Ministry of Culture – Centre National du Livre
This translation © Margaret Sankey and Peter Cowley 2008, 2016
Bloomsbury Revelations edition first published 2016
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ISBN: PB: 978-1-4742-9964-0
ePub: 978-1-4742-9995-4
ePDF: 978-1-4742-9996-1
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Series: Bloomsbury Revelations