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On Reimagining <em

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The Great Gatsby as a Black American Story">On Reimagining The Great Gatsby as a Black American Story

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How Franz Kafka Achieved Cult Status in Cold War America

How Franz Kafka Achieved Cult Status in Cold War America

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Phillip Lopate Considers America’s Post-WWII Essay Boom

Phillip Lopate Considers America’s Post-WWII Essay Boom

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The Meanest Things Vladimir Nabokov Said About Other Writers

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