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Transcending hardships by saving others in constellation may 25, 20 in his debut novel, a constellation of vital phenomena, anthony marra takes readers to. A constellation of vital phenomena is set primarily during the second chechen war, which started august 1999. A novel by anthony marra on saturday, november 23, we met at jonettas new home in austin to discuss our latest novel. J1 thought it was gorgeous, with realistic characters, and it really showed the human face of war.
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