Essays on fiction, non-fiction and poetry, by the great American literary critic.
Ex Libris: 100+ Books to Read and Reread
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Edition:Hardback978000842195320/10/2020
Categories: 07. Books for Christmas 2020: Literature & Ideas, Books for Christmas 2020, Literature, Reference & Ideas
Tags: BCE period - Protohistory, Books about Books, c 2010 to c 2019, England, English, Literary essays, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, United States of America, USA
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