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The Visible World follows a passionate and doomed romance set against the backdrop of Nazi-occupied Prague. The charactersβ love endures beyond the war, smoldering through decades before finally rekindling across the Atlantic, where it ignites profound effects within Czech-American communities.
First publish date: April 19, 2007
Genre: Historical Fiction/20th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: Mark Slouka
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