Taking fun seriously: The potency of play in Ivan Vladislavic's short stories

English Academy Review

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 21-37

  Wood, Felicity ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

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EID: 60950701271     PISSN: 10131752     EISSN: 17535360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10131750185310041     Document Type: Article

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