Book DescriptionIn this ground-breaking collection of poetry and fiction Korean American literary artists write from and about unexpected places-landscapes and mindscapes ...
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This collection comprises of Joyce's three novels, plus the short story collection Dubliners.
Dubliners, about Joyce’s native city, is faithful to his country, seeing i...
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Spy, traveller and pioneering female writer Aphra Benn's story of an African prince sold into slavery is considered one of the earliest English novels
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