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Book Title: Hagiography And Modern Russian Literature
Number of Pages: 282 Pages
Publication Name: Hagiography and Modern Russian Literature
Language: English
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Subject: Russian & Former Soviet Union
Item Height: 0.6 in
Publication Year: 2014
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 14 Oz
Subject Area: Literary Criticism
Item Length: 9.3 in
Author: Margaret Ziolkowski
Item Width: 6.4 in
Series: Princeton Legacy Library
Format: Trade Paperback
