Bastards and bodies in Zoë Wicomb's David's story

Journal of Commonwealth Literature

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 21-36

  Marais, Mike ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

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EID: 34249884001     PISSN: 00219894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021989405056969     Document Type: Article

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