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Paolo C. Gajani Paolo C. Gajani i(A106791 works by) (a.k.a. Paolo Celeste Gajani)
Gender: Male
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5 1 A Captive in the Land James Aldridge , London : Hamish Hamilton , 1962 Z297062 1962 single work novel
— Appears in: Plennik chuzhoi strany [and] Opasnai a igra : romany 1969;
— Appears in: Branets ' svoiei zemli [and] Pidstupna hra 1971; The story opens with a Dakota, whose crew is engaged on a meteorological survey, flying over the Arctic. Suddenly the wreckage of a plane and a moving human figure are spotted on the ice below. Rupert Royce, the meteorologist on board, volunteers to parachute down to investigate while the Dakota returns to base to organise a rescue expedition. He lands safely to find that there is one survivor of what proves to be a Russian plane. But, unknown to Royce, the Dakota crashes on its return journey and the whole crew is killed. As a result, his whereabouts are completely unknown to the outside world; all the authorities know is that his body is not found in the Dakota's wreckage. (Source: 1962 Hamish Hamilton Edition)
30 20 y separately published work icon The Devil's Advocate Morris West , 1959 London : Heinemann , 1959 Z528667 1959 single work novel
— Appears in: Reader's Digest Condensed Books: volume four, 1960, Autumn selections 1960;

'A moving exploration of the meaning of faith, and a vivid portrayal of life in impoverished post-war Calabria.'

Source: Publisher's blurb (Allen & Unwin, 2017).
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