The Rise of David Levinsky (Penguin Classics)
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This edition of The Rise of David Levinsky (Penguin Classics) by Abraham Cahan is a general-interest book whose subject is easy to identify. This edition is listed as 1993 • Penguin Group USA • 530 pages.
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Paperback: ISBN-13 9780140186871
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