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African Stories

ISBN13: 9780671428099
ISBN10: 0671428098
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"In this painful inflationary age, there remains one bargain, and that is the written word. This superb anthology of short stories by a current master (mistress?) of the genre is a good example. At the rate of 50 cents per item, you could have an enjoyable experience from this new collection for every day of the month and still have a few left over for leap year." Reviewed by Daniel Weiss, Virginia Quarterly Review (Copyright 2006 Virginia Quarterly Review)

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ISBN:: 9780671428099
Publisher:: Simon and Schuster
Location:: New York :
Subject:: Africa
Subject:: Africa Social life and customs Fiction.
Edition Number:: 1st Touchstone ed.
Series Volume:: 3
Publication Date:: 1981
Illustrations:: Yes
Pages:: 666 p.

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