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Book Title: Ways of Dying : a Novel
Item Length: 8in.
Item Height: 0.5in.
Item Width: 5in.
Author: Zakes Mda
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Psychological, Cultural Heritage, Literary
Publisher: Picador
Publication Year: 2002
Genre: Fiction
Item Weight: 8.5 Oz
Number of Pages: 224 Pages