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The Literary Life
Captain Fiction Rides Again
The further adventures of Gordon Lish
March
1
1989
Lisa Grunwald
Brian Smale
Captain Fiction Rides Again
Lisa Grunwald
March
1
1989
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Captain Fiction Rides Again
The further adventures of Gordon Lish
March
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1989
Lisa Grunwald
Brian Smale
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