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Book Title: The Curious Death Of The Novel: Essays In American Literatur...
Number of Pages: 312 Pages
Publication Name: Curious Death of the Novel : Essays in American Literature
Language: English
Publisher: LSU
Publication Year: 1999
Subject: General, American / General, American / Regional
Item Height: 0.7 in
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 12.3 Oz
Author: Louis D. Rubin
Item Length: 9 in
Subject Area: Literary Criticism
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
