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      54

      by Wu Ming
      Published
      Jul 2006
      Main Genre
      Thriller Thriller
      Pages
      560
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      In Hollywood, Cary Grant has grown weary of cinema's constant glamour, but Her Majesty's Secret Service will break his malaise with a bizarre diplomatic mission. In Naples, Lucky Luciano fixes horse races and launches the global heroin trade. And in Bologna, a bartender searches for true love and his missing Communist father.

      Set during the height of the Cold War—with the world divided into East and West—54 features Italian partisans, KGB agents, Parisian lowlifes, and cameos by David Niven, Marshal Tito, and Grace Kelly. Wu Ming brings us a cinematic romp that is by turns edgy social satire and modern comic send up.

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      Alternative History Thriller

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      Jul 2007 Mariner ISBN 0156031884
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      Apr 2006 Arrow (UK) ISBN 0099472333
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      First Edition Jul 2006 Harcourt ISBN 0151013802
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      May 2005 William Heinemann (UK) ISBN 0434012939
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