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All letters from individuals are published with permission. Letter from Ana Castillo
copyright © 1995 by Ana Castillo. Reprinted by permission of Susan Bergholz
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Bower, Anne L.

Epistolary responses: the letter in 20th-century American
fiction and criticism / Anne L. Bower.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 0-8173-0836-9 (alk. paper)

1. American fiction-- 20th century--History and criticism.

2. Epistolary fiction. American--History and criticism.

3. Criticism-- United States--History--20th century. 4. Letters in
literature. I. Title.
PS374.E65B69 1996

813′.509--dc2O 96-3595

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