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Book Title: Odyssey : (The Stephen Mitchell Translation)
Item Length: 9.2in
Item Height: 1in
Item Width: 6.1in
Author: Homer
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Classics, Epic, Ancient & Classical
Publisher: Atria Books
Publication Year: 2014
Genre: Poetry, Fiction
Item Weight: 16.7 Oz
Number of Pages: 432 Pages