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Bedford/St Martins
Language
English
Pages
926

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Cover of: The Story and Its Writer
The Story and Its Writer: An Introduction to Short Fiction
1995, Bedford Books of St. Martin's Press
paperback in English - Compact 4th ed.
Cover of: The Story and Its Writer
The Story and Its Writer: An Introduction to Short Fiction
January 1995, Bedford/St Martins
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First Sentence

"Read literature for the pleasure of it, Ernest Hemingway once told an interviewer, adding, "Whatever else you find will be the measure of what you brought to the reading.""

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Library of Congress
PN6120.2.S85 1995b

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Format
Paperback
Number of pages
926
Dimensions
9.2 x 6.2 x 1.2 inches
Weight
1.6 pounds

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Open Library
OL10385900M
ISBN 10
0312111703
ISBN 13
9780312111700
OCLC/WorldCat
32314723
Library Thing
75878
Goodreads
2626515

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