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Themes: World Literature • 20th Century • American

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Themes: World Literature • 20th Century • American

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Themes: World Literature • 20th Century • American

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Themes: World Literature • 20th Century • American

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Themes: World Literature • 20th Century • American

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Themes: World Literature • 20th Century • American

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Themes: World Literature • 20th Century • American

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Themes: World Literature • 20th Century • American

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Themes: World Literature • 20th Century • American

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Themes: World Literature • 20th Century • American

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Themes: World Literature • 20th Century • American

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Themes: World Literature • 20th Century • American

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Themes: World Literature • 20th Century • American

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Themes: World Literature • 20th Century • American

The Tenants A Novel — Bernard Malamud

The Tenants A Novel

Bernard Malamud

Themes: World Literature • 20th Century • American

The Sun Also Rises — Ernest Hemingway

The Sun Also Rises

Ernest Hemingway

Themes: World Literature • 20th Century • American

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Silence in October

Jens Christian Grondahl

Themes: World Literature • 20th Century • American

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Themes: World Literature • 20th Century • American

Snow Angels A Novel — Stewart O’Nan

Snow Angels A Novel — Stewart O’Nan

Themes: World Literature • 20th Century • American

Lucy — Jamaica Kincaid

Jamaica Kincaid

Themes: World Literature • 20th Century • American

The Godmothers A Novel — Camille Aubray

The Godmothers A Novel

Themes: World Literature • 20th Century • American

Jingo A Discworld Novel — Terry Pratchett

Jingo A Discworld Novel

Terry Pratchett

Themes: World Literature • 20th Century • American

Sisters in Arms A Novel of the Daring Black Women Who Served During World War II — Kaia Alderson

Sisters in Arms A Novel of the Daring Black Women Who Served During World War II

Themes: World Literature • 20th Century • American

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Themes: World Literature • 20th Century • American

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