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Condición: New. Playing with Expectations: Postmodern Narrative Choices and the African American Novel explores a merging of works by African American novelists to promote critical acceptance of postmodern literature and advance the legitimacy and usefulness of postmodern literary techniques. Series: Modern American Literature. Num Pages: 177 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 231 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390. . 2015. New. hardcover. . . . .

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Condición: New. Playing with Expectations: Postmodern Narrative Choices and the African American Novel explores a merging of works by African American novelists to promote critical acceptance of postmodern literature and advance the legitimacy and usefulness of postmodern literary techniques. Series: Modern American Literature. Num Pages: 177 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 231 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390. . 2015. New. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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