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  • Series: New York Review Books Classics
  • Paperback: 576 pages
  • Publisher: NYRB Classics; Reprint edition (July 30, 2013)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1590176200
  • ISBN-13: 978-1590176207
  • Product Dimensions: 5 x 1.2 x 8 inches
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