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Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 1.1in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Geng Youzhfuang
Publication Name: Poetics of Translation : between Chinese and English Literature
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Baylor University Press
Publication Year: 2016
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 22.4 Oz
Number of Pages: 302 Pages
