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Book Title: Life Sentences : Literary Essays
Item Length: 8.5in
Item Height: 0.9in
Item Width: 5.6in
Author: Joseph Epstein
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Topic: Essays
Publisher: Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
Publication Year: 1980
Genre: Literary Collections
Item Weight: 16.2 Oz
Number of Pages: 348 Pages
