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FICTION
My Son the Murderer
Flesh of my flesh he is, bone of my bone—why can’t he talk to me already?
November
1
1968
Bernard Malamud
Gilbert Stone
My Son the Murderer
Bernard Malamud
November
1
1968
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FICTION
My Son the Murderer
Flesh of my flesh he is, bone of my bone—why can’t he talk to me already?
November
1
1968
Bernard Malamud
Gilbert Stone
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