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    Sarah Shew­chuk

    Sarah Shew­chuk holds a PhD in Com­par­a­tive Lit­er­a­ture from the Uni­ver­si­ty of Alberta.
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    Willy Cohn; Norbert Conrads, ed; Kenneth Kronenberg, trans.
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    Martin Fletcher
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    Deborah Hodge
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    Inter­view: Mar­tin Fletcher

    by Sarah Shew­chukMar­tin Fletch­er is the author of four books, most recent­ly Jacob’s Oath. A five-time Emmy-win­ning tele­vi­sion news cor­re­spon­dent who has worked for…
    Sarah Shew­chuk
    September 11, 2013

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