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Orwell and Russia - Masha Karp. George Orwell and Russia. London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2023. xiii, 294 pp. Bibliography. Index. Figures. $90.00 hard bound. $29.95 paper. - Władysław Reymont. Revolt of the Animals. London: Glagoslav Publications, 2022. 269 pp. Notes. €23.99, paper.
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Masha Karp. George Orwell and Russia. London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2023. xiii, 294 pp. Bibliography. Index. Figures. $90.00 hard bound. $29.95 paper.
Władysław Reymont. Revolt of the Animals. London: Glagoslav Publications, 2022. 269 pp. Notes. €23.99, paper.
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