Morbid Fascination
White Prose and Politics in Apartheid South Africa
Inbunden, Engelska, 1997
Av Richard Peck
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum1997-02-19
- Mått156 x 235 x 17 mm
- Vikt482 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieContributions to the Study of World Literature
- Antal sidor216
- FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
- ISBN9780313300912
- UtmärkelserShort-listed for Oregon Book Awards (Nonfiction) 1998