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Absent without Leave

French Literature under the Threat of War

Denis Hollier

Translated by Catherine Porter

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$50.00 • £40.95 • €45.00

ISBN 9780674212718

Publication Date: 11/15/1997

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

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LITERARY CRITICISM: European: French

Denis Hollier is Chairman of the Department of French at Yale University. He is the author of many books, including works on Sartre and Bataille.

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