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Terence Clarke

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Terence Clarke attended the University of California at Berkeley, from which he received a Bachelor's degree in English Literature. He also attended San Francisco State University, and has a Master's degree in the same subject from that institution. He is the author of eleven books of fiction and three of non-fiction. Clarke writes regularly about the arts, to for-free subscribers at https://terenceclarke.substack.com. He is a co-founder and former director of publishing for Astor & Lenox in San Francisco. (www.astorandlenox.com)

His latest novel is THE MOMENT BEFORE, about a Parisian artists plagued by visions (available everywhere). His just-completed novel, THE LAST OF MARTIN SOMBRA, about love and death in Buenos Aires, is currently bei ...more

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	The Notorious Dream of Jesús Lázaro: a novel 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Father in the Night 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1991 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Little Bridget and the Flames of Hell 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	King Of Rumah Nadai 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1994	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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History of Ireland: An Enthralling Overview of Major Events and Figures in Irish History (Europe)

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