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- ↑ "Anne McLean". ATTLC/LTAC: Literary Translators’ Association of Canada. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ↑ Interview with English Pen
- ↑ 2014 Dublin Literary Award Announcement Archived July 1, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
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