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The Thief and the Dogs
Naguib Mahfouz
published: 1961, read: 10/10/17
162 pages, genre: Historical Fiction
rating: 7.25/10, normalized: 6.944/10
-0.003σ worse than average
-0.269σ or -0.243/10 worse than average in Historical Fiction genre
0.153σ or 0.122/10 better than average recommended by Steg
Recommended by: Steg
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