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Book Title: Speaking to the Rose : Writings, 1912-1932
Item Length: 8.9in
Item Height: 0.3in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Robert Walser
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: General
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Publication Year: 2005
Genre: Literary Collections, Fiction
Item Weight: 7.2 Oz
Number of Pages: 134 Pages
