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An improbable journey

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Published: 7 February 2017

Last updated: 4 March 2024

David Shulman’s improbable journey through language – Daniel Bezalel Richardsen – Tablet Magazine 03.02.17
The Israel Prize-winning Hebrew University scholar, a native of Iowa, tackles Tamil in his new book.

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