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Táto pentalógia majstrovsky prelína zložité vzťahy, lásku a stratu v exotickom prostredí Alexandrie pred a počas druhej svetovej vojny. Každá časť ponúka novú perspektívu na kľúčové postavy, odhaľujúc hĺbku ich túžob a konfliktov. Príbehy skúmajú povahu pamäti, ilúzie a reality, spochybňujúc samotnú podstatu rozprávania.

The Alexandria quartet
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Mountolive
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