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Book Title: The Spanish American Novel: A Twentieth-Century Survey
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 1in
Item Width: 6in
Author: John S. Brushwood
Publication Name: Spanish American Novel : a Twentieth-Century Survey
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Publication Year: 1975
Series: Texas Pan American Ser.
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 33.7 Oz
Number of Pages: 404 Pages
