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Autumn/ September 1967 • Vol. XXIX No. 4 • Book Reviews |

Shorter Reviews: Six Sections from Mountains and Rivers without End

By Jay Martin

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Jay Martin is a student at the South Carolina Governor’s School of Arts and Humanities in Greenville, studying creative writing. Martin has attended the summer camp for creative writing for two consecutive years at the Governor’s School. Martin lives in Summerville, South Carolina, with family and enjoys good coffee and Marvel movies.

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