La Ragazza Della Porta Accanto

La Ragazza Della Porta Accanto (The Girl Next Door) (Italy)

Italian edition of The Girl Next Door, translated by Linda De Luca.

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Publisher

Gargoyle
Year

2009
Format

Hardcover
Pages

288
Country

Italy
ISBN

978-88-89541-37-1

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Readers in Russia know you mainly from the rather messy-made edition of «Vultures» [Off Season] and «Stai» [Offspring].The nineties were a paradise for horror lovers in Russia, although most publishers wanted to spit on copyright, high-quality covers / translations, etc. What do you think about this book? Did you receive any money for it?

 

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“There was one…change I made…for the British paperback.

 

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