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The Cambridge Companion to Margaret Atwood , pp. 206 - 212
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  • Further Reading
  • Edited by Coral Ann Howells, Institute of English Studies, University of London
  • Book: The Cambridge Companion to Margaret Atwood
  • Online publication: 19 March 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108626651.015
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  • Edited by Coral Ann Howells, Institute of English Studies, University of London
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  • Book: The Cambridge Companion to Margaret Atwood
  • Online publication: 19 March 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108626651.015
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