The New Republic
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17. Referendum on Barban Independence Scheduled for April
Front Page, by Barba Correspondent TOBIAS FALCONER. In a move Portugal’s prime minister insists is not designed to capitulate to SOB violence, the Lisbon government set the date yesterday for . . .
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18. Barban Referendum is Hobson’s Choice
Op-Ed. Former Reuters Barba Bureau Chief WINSTON R. PYRE argues that the SOB has Barba over a barrel. “Presented the stark option to vote for ‘peace’ or ‘bloodshed’, I’d feel sufficiently blackmailed to choose the latter . . .
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19. It’s YES!
Cover Story by REINHOLD GLÜCK, Full Photo Essay by TRUDY SISSON. Barban Peace Referendum Passes by Resounding 91%. Wearing red carnations to symbolize sacrifice, Barbans dance in the streets to celebrate their independence from both Portugal and years of gruesome . . .
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20. “FREE AT LAST: HOW WE WON OUR FIGHT FOR LIBERTY”
Commencement address for Harvard University by Dr. Tomás Verdade, President of the Republic of Barba.
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Acknowledgments
WITH SPECIAL THANKS to Jonathan Burnham and Katie Espiner, who in relation to this manuscript displayed vision, intellectual independence, and appreciation for a boy-book written by a girl. You are both a joy to work with.
About the Author
Lionel Shriver’s novels include the National Book Award Finalist So Much for That, the New York Times bestseller The Post-Birthday World, and the international bestseller We Need to Talk About Kevin, which won the 2005 Orange Prize and has been adapted for a feature film. Earlier books include Double Fault, A Perfectly Good Family, and Checker and the Derailleurs. Her novels have been translated into twenty-six different languages. Her journalism has appeared in The Guardian, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and many other publications. She lives in London and Brooklyn, New York.
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The Post-Birthday World
We Need to Talk About Kevin
Double Fault
A Perfectly Good Family
Game Control
Ordinary Decent Criminals
Checker and the Derailleurs
The Female of the Species
Copyright
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Shriver, Lionel.
The new republic : a novel / Lionel Shriver.
p. cm.
ISBN 978-0-06-210332-1 (hardcover) 1. Terrorism—Fiction. 2. Portugal—Fiction. I. Title.
PS3569.H742N49 2012
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EPub Edition © MARCH 2012 ISBN: 9780062103345
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