Edith Grossman In Conversation With Daniel Hahn - World Literature Series 2012-13

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Edith Grossman In Conversation With Daniel Hahn - World Literature Series 2012-13

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Distinguished critic and translator Edith Grossman was in conversation with Daniel Hahn of the British Centre for Literary Translation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Edith Grossman In Conversation With Daniel Hahn - World Literature Series 2012-13

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