| ISBN-13: | 9781435152991 |
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| Publisher: | Fall River Press |
| Publication date: | 04/11/2014 |
| Series: | Amazing Values Series |
| Pages: | 752 |
| Sales rank: | 13,819 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.10(w) x 9.20(h) x 2.60(d) |
On the list of long, difficult books, Ulysses by James Joyce is easily in the top five. It’s one of those books everyone generally feels should be read, but may also be too intimidating to actually read. But it’s not as hard to read as its reputation might imply—deeply compelling, even amusing, from chapter to chapter. It’s also a […]
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