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- ↑ The Hammer and the Flute: Women, Power, and Spirit Possession By Mary Keller
- ↑ Post-War Jewish Fiction: Ambivalence, Self Explanation and Transatlantic Connections By D. Brauner p. 186
- ↑ "1994 Lambda Literary Awards Recipients". Archived from the original on 6 May 2007.
- ↑ "Stonewall Book Awards". Archived from the original on 16 May 2008. Retrieved 15 April 2008.
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