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Book Title: Nietzsche And Metaphor
Item Length: 8.5in
Item Height: 0.9in
Item Width: 5.5in
Author: Sarah Kofman
Publication Name: Nietzsche and Metaphor
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Publication Year: 1994
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 11.2 Oz
Number of Pages: 288 Pages
