Metaphor and the slave trade in West African literature

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Príomhchruthaitheoir: Murphy, Laura (Laura T.)
Údar corparáideach: ebrary, Inc
Formáid: Leictreonach Ríomhleabhar
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Foilsithe / Cruthaithe: Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, 2012.
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