Indian Ocean: Five Island CountriesA lyrical memoir of the artist's early life with 50 illustrations by the author. While the book first appeared in Russian in 1947, this translation is made from the 1957 French edition. Published by Peter Owen Publishers, London. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
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Madagascar | 1 |
HISTORICAL SETTING | 9 |
PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT | 23 |
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