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Introduction

Life Writing and Celebrity: Exploring Intersections

Sandra MayerDepartment of English and American Studies, University of Vienna, Wien, AustriaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Julia NovakDepartment of English and American Studies, University of Vienna, Wien, AustriaView further author information
Pages 149-155 | Published online: 07 Mar 2019

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