Desperate characters: a novel
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Boston : Nonpareil Books, 1980, c1970.
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166 pages ; 20 cm.
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First published in 1970 to great acclaim, this novel stands as one of the most dazzling and rigorous examples of the storyteller's craft in postwar American literature--a novel that, according to Irving Howe, ranks with "Billy Budd" and "The Great Gatsby."
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English
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0879233095

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Reprint of the ed. published by Harcourt, Brace & World, New York.
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APA Citation (style guide)

Fox, P. (19801970). Desperate characters: a novel. Boston, Nonpareil Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Fox, Paula. 19801970. Desperate Characters: A Novel. Boston, Nonpareil Books.

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Fox, Paula, Desperate Characters: A Novel. Boston, Nonpareil Books, 19801970.

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Fox, Paula. Desperate Characters: A Novel. Boston, Nonpareil Books, 19801970.

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