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The best American essays 1995

by Jamaica Kincaid, Robert Atwan

An anthology of essays published in 1995, sourced from American periodicals such as The New Yorker and Harper's Magazine. The collection showcases a variety of prose styles and contemporary themes from the mid-1990s.

Accession 25889 ISBN 0395691834 Publisher Houghton Mifflin
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