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Book Title: Lingering Bilingualism: Modern Hebrew And Yiddish Literature...
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.8in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Naomi Brenner
Publication Name: Lingering Bilingualism : Modern Hebrew and Yiddish Literatures in Contact
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Publication Year: 2016
Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music, and Art Ser.
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 12.3 Oz
Number of Pages: 320 Pages
