What About the Baby?: Some Thoughts on the Art of Fiction
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Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2021.
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English
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9780374722449
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Alice McDermott., & Alice McDermott|AUTHOR. (2021). What About the Baby?: Some Thoughts on the Art of Fiction . Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Alice McDermott and Alice McDermott|AUTHOR. 2021. What About the Baby?: Some Thoughts On the Art of Fiction. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Alice McDermott and Alice McDermott|AUTHOR. What About the Baby?: Some Thoughts On the Art of Fiction Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Alice McDermott, and Alice McDermott|AUTHOR. What About the Baby?: Some Thoughts On the Art of Fiction Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2021.
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