Fruit Palace
Charles Nicholl. Vintage Books USA, $12 (307pp) ISBN 978-0-679-74364-4
Nicholl's acclaimed chronicle of his travels in Colombia includes a new introduction. (Aug.)
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Reviewed on: 08/29/1994
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