Gideon's Trumpet [Vintage books ed] 9780307805287, 030780528X

Clarence Earl Gideon, a semi-literate drifter, is arrested for breaking into a pool room and for petty theft. When he as

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English Pages 205 pages Year 2011;1989

Gideon's Trumpet [Vintage books ed]
9780307805287, 030780528X

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