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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are
the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
Copyright © 2006 by Anne Roiphe
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Roiphe, Anne Richardson, 1935–
An imperfect lens: a novel / Anne Roiphe.—1st ed.
1. Alexandria (Egypt)—Fiction. 2. French—Egypt—Fiction. 3. Scientists—
Fiction. 4. Epidemics—Fiction. 5. Cholera—Fiction. I. Title.
PS3568.053I47 2006
813’.54—dc22 2005011250
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