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The film rights were acquired by fox entertainment group in 2007. Other honors for his writing include a fellowship from the national endowment for the arts and a whiting writers award. The passage by justin cronin at the best online ebook storage. One of the most startling elements of cronins writing is his willingness to jump time. All it takes is a look at the headlines tensions building between. Cronin has written a story that isnt for everyone, no story is. A novel book one of the passage trilogy by justin cronin and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. I read the first book, the passage when it first came out several years ago.
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