Chicago turabian humanities citation style guide breece d j pancake et al. Breece dexter pancake, june 29, 1952 april 8, 1979 was an american short story writer. Breece dj pancake published only a handful of stories before he took his own life in 1979, just shy of his twentyseventh birthday. Breece d j pancake left behind an astonishing achievement. The stories of breece dj pancake by breece dj pancake, dj. You have remained in right site to begin getting this info. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 192 pages and is available in paperback format. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading stories of breece dj pancake. Published posthumously, this is a collection of stories that depict.
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