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I Married a Communist

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Year 2005 Edition year
Pages 336 Mid-length read
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I Married a Communist by Philip Roth is cataloged here as a focused backlist selection with a clear entry point for curious readers. On-file edition details point to 2005 • Trafalgar Square • 336 pages, a decent clue for how big a commitment this copy is.

Edition on file: 2005 • Trafalgar Square • 336 pages • ISBN 9780099287834.

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