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Book Title: Penguin Book of the Modern American Short Story
Number of Pages: 496 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Topic: Anthologies (Multiple Authors), Literary, American / General
Item Height: 1.1 in
Publication Year: 2022
Genre: Fiction, Literary Collections
Item Weight: 13.4 Oz
Item Length: 8.4 in
Author: John Freeman
Item Width: 5.5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
