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    The Fat Princess
    The Fat Princess
    The Fat Princess
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    The Fat Princess

    By Mario Girard

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    A hilarious fairytale for adults facing a complicated world.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDundurn
    Release dateJan 1, 2000
    ISBN9781554886364
    The Fat Princess
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    Mario Girard

    Mario Girard, who also writes under the name Mario G., has published four novels. Six months a year, he is a carpenter, and in winter, a writer. Mario Girard completed a B.A. at the Université du Québec à Montréal. He is married and the father of a young girl.

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