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Nami mun grew up in seoul, south korea and bronx, new york. From there joon comes of age on the streets of new york, balancing on a. The solo show, presented by theatre company fol espoir, was cocreated by and stars freddie machin, who previously worked with action transport theatre on its 2011 production 12 miles from nowhere, which was nominated for the 2012 writers guild of great britain best play. One button 15 links for downloading the book miles from nowhere in all e book. Emotionally upendingmun relays it all with a jarring honesty that makes the bookimpossible to forget.
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