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Book Title: Journey to the West, Volume 3
Number of Pages: 440 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Item Height: 0.9 in
Topic: General
Publication Year: 2012
Features: Revised
Genre: Fiction
Item Weight: 21.8 Oz
Item Length: 9 in
Author: Anthony C. Yu
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
