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Walker and The Ghost Dance: Plays
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The stored metadata frames Walker and The Ghost Dance: Plays by Derek Walcott as a focused backlist selection with a clear entry point for curious readers. Stored edition details show 2002 • Farrar Straus & Giroux • 144 pages, which helps set expectations for scope and pacing.
Edition on file: 2002 • Farrar Straus & Giroux • 144 pages • ISBN 9780374528140.
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