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- In William Faulkner: The major novels

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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Modified title of Web site: Academia.edu - Prohibition and Trauma in William Faulkners Sanctuary.	Satyavrat Nirala	Nov 19, 2015
	Add new Web site: Academia.edu - Prohibition and Trauma in William Faulkners Sanctuary.	Satyavrat Nirala	Oct 04, 2015
	New bibliography added.	Kathleen Kuiper stefanie Ziegler	Jan 16, 2015
	New article added.	Kathleen Kuiper	Jul 21, 2011