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American writer (1917–2000)
Also known as: Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks, Гвендолин Брукс, غويندولين بروكس, 그웬돌린 브룩스, グウェンドリン・ブルックス, 格温多林·布鲁克斯
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- Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--The American Experience
- The United States in Literature [with three long stories] -- Seventh Edition
- Prentice Hall Literature--The American Experience
- The United States in Literature -- The Glass Menagerie Edition
- The United States in Literature -- All My Sons Edition (1973)