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Swann's Way

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Book Title: Swann's Way

Item Length: 8in

Item Height: 1in

Item Width: 5in

Author: Marcel Proust

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Topic: Family Life, Literary

Publisher: NY Review of Books, Incorporated, T.H.E.

Publication Year: 2023

Genre: Fiction

Item Weight: 16.6 Oz

Number of Pages: 464 Pages

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