Desperate characters
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New York : W.W. Norton, 1999.
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xiv, 156 pages ; 21 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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9780393351101, 039331894X, 9780393318944

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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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Fox, P. (1999). Desperate characters. New York, W.W. Norton.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Fox, Paula. 1999. Desperate Characters. New York, W.W. Norton.

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Fox, Paula, Desperate Characters. New York, W.W. Norton, 1999.

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Fox, Paula. Desperate Characters. New York, W.W. Norton, 1999.

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