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Resurrection

A short story

by Ha Jin

The Atlantic Monthly, January 1995, pp. 60-72

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      7. Kate Furbish and the Flora of Maine by Ada Graham and Frank Graham, Jr.
    19. The Puzzler by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon, pp. 121-122
    20. Word Watch by Anne H. Soukhanov, pp. 123-126
    21. Cover art by Tim O'Brien
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    1. 745 Boylston Street, p. 6
    2. Contributors, pp. 6-7
    3. Letters, pp. 8-19
    4. The October Almanac, pp. 20-21
    5. Notes & Comment: Against All Odss by Cullen Murphy, pp. 22-27
    6. Health: Female Circumcision Comes to America by Linda Burstyn, pp. 28-35
    7. Society: Downsizing Cities by Witold Rybczynski, pp. 36-47
    8. Personal File: My Reputation by Wendy Kaminer, pp. 48-49
    9. Travel: Flying Down to Europe by Barbara Wallraff, pp. 50-58
    10. If the GDP Is Up, Why Is America Down? by Clifford Cobb, Ted Halstead, and Jonathan Rowe, pp. 59-79
    11. Stalin's Chuckle by Ian Frazier, pp. 80-83
    12. Ever After by John Barth, pp. 84-89
    13. Regional Airport by Emily Hiestand, pp. 90-97
    14. Doin' the Chameleon by William Zinsser, pp. 98-101
    15. As From a Quiver of Arrows by Carl Phillips, pp. 102-108
    16. Private Gardens by Guy Billout, p. 109
    17. Food: Where Chocolate Grows on Trees by Corby Kummer, pp. 110-113
    18. [+]
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      1. The Adventures of Augie March by Saul Bellow
    19. [+]
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      1. The Brontes: A Life in Letters by Juliet Barker
      2. A Long Fatal Love Chase by Louisa May Alcott
      3. Four Ways to Forgiveness by Ursula K. Le Guin
      4. Panama by Eric Zencey
      5. The Neandertal Enigma by James Shreeve
      6. Sabbath's Theater by Philip Roth
      7. Writing and Life by Michael Lydon
      8. Jihad vs. McWorld by Benjamin Barber
      9. The Palmer Method by E.S. Goldman
    20. The Puzzler by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon, p. 131
    21. Word Improvisation by J.E. Lighter, pp. 132-134
    22. Cover art by Seymour Chwast
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