Xanadu's Cavern
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- 8 hodin čítania
Mallory O'Connor je spisovateľka, ktorej dielo sa ponára do bohatej tapisérie histórie a kultúry. Jej pozadie ako historičky umenia a hudobníčky ovplyvňuje jej jedinečnú perspektívu a prináša do jej rozprávania multidisciplinárny prístup. Skúma zabudnuté civilizácie a hlboké spojenia medzi ľuďmi a ich prostredím, pričom spája príbehy, ktoré sú intelektuálne podnetné aj emocionálne rezonujúce.




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