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Eloquent Reticence: Withholding Information in Fictional Narrative

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Book Title: Eloquent Reticence: Withholding Information In Fictional Nar...

Item Length: 9in

Item Width: 6in

Author: LEONA Toker

Publication Name: Eloquent Reticence : Withholding Information in Fictional Narrative

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Publisher: University Press of Kentucky

Publication Year: 2014

Type: Textbook

Item Weight: 10.4 Oz

Number of Pages: 240 Pages

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