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The Hermit by Thomas Rydahl

The Hermit

by Thomas Rydahl
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  • Nov 8, 2016, 480 pages
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For a moment the darkness and the car fade away, and the entire sky is lit up in shades of green and cyan and magenta, and it's as if hundreds of eyes are looking back at him.

Excerpted from The Hermit by Thomas Rydahl, translated by K.E. Semmel. Copyright © 2014 Thomas Rydahl, translation copyright © 2016 K.E. Semmel. Published by Oneworld Publications.

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