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Book Title: The Translation Zone: A New Comparative Literature
Number of Pages: 312 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Translation Zone : a New Comparative Literature
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Subject: General, Translating & Interpreting
Item Height: 0.9 in
Publication Year: 2005
Item Weight: 15 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Emily Apter
Item Length: 9.2 in
Subject Area: Literary Criticism, Language Arts & Disciplines
Series: Translation/Transnation Ser.
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Perfect
