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The Death of a Clown

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An audacious and essential take on modern life, alienation and sexuality that simultaenously estranges itself from and relates to its audience.

Artist / Author Tom Bland
Publisher Bad Betty
ISBN 978-1-9997147-5-8
Reference P3992
Date 2018
Type Publication

Keywords

audience humanity poetry

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