Requiem (Fisher novel)

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Requiem
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First edition
AuthorA. E. Fisher
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreNovel, Proletarian literature
PublisherThe John Day Company
Publication date
1933
Media typePrint (hardback)
Pages277
OCLC 3721369
Preceded byMarriage in Blue 
Followed byAmazon Key 

Requiem is a novel by the American writer A. E. Fisher set during the Great Depression in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It tells the story of a week in the life of a family of six struggling to survive.

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