Literary Theory

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedAt the vanguard of Britain's literary avant-garde, Beyond the Words: Eleven Writers in Search of a New Fiction is a landmark anthology that assembles...

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