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The questions that matter most : reading, writing, ... Read More

Smiley, Jane,(author.).

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Record details

  • ISBN: 9781597146050
  • ISBN: 1597146056
  • Physical Description: 243 pages ; 23 cm
  • Publisher: Berkeley, California : Heyday, [2023]

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My Absent Father -- Iceland Made Me -- Can Mothers ... Read More
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"Essays that show how Smiley draws inspiration ... Read More

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Subject: Smiley, Jane.
Smiley, Jane > Books and reading.
Novelists, American > 20th century > Biography.
Novelists, American > 21st century > Biography.
Authorship.
Fiction > History and criticism.
Fiction > Authorship.
Genre: Autobiographies.
Literary criticism.
Essays.
Short stories.
Autobiographies.
Literary criticism.
Essays.
Short stories.
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