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Book Title: Librarianist : a Novel
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.9in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Patrick Dewitt
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Features: Large Type
Topic: Literary, Humorous / General
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication Year: 2023
Genre: Fiction
Item Weight: 16.7 Oz
Number of Pages: 432 Pages
