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ACROSS THE CHICKEN NECK-

ACROSS THE CHICKEN NECK-

NANDITA HAKSAR

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Repro India Limited
Año de edición:
2015
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Ficción moderna y contemporánea
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9788129129017
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Not just a travelogue. Leaving home on 17 October 2011, Nandita Haksar and her husband, Sebastian Hongray, drove across Nepal to reach the Chicken Neck, the slim strip of land which connects the Northeast to the rest of India.

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