Disembodying Narrative
A Postcolonial Subversion of Genesis
Inbunden, Engelska, 2023
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2023-11-21
- Mått160 x 237 x 25 mm
- Vikt540 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieDispatches from the New Diaspora
- Antal sidor224
- FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
- ISBN9781978714977