Which citation format is correct if a student is quoting a line on page 45 of a book titled Prison by Horace Gardener?

In MLA-style parenthetical citations, cite the author’s last name and the page number, without a comma or “p.” The author is Horace Gardener and the quoted line is on page 45, so the correct citation is “(Gardener 45).” The book title, Prison, is not needed when the author is identified.

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