Achebe and the African Writers Series

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Achebe and the African Writers Series

FromLiterature, Art and Oxford

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49 minutes

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Jul 10, 2013

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A special seminar held at the Postcolonial Writing and Theory Seminar at Wadham College on 2nd May 2013.

Released:

Jul 10, 2013

Format:

Podcast episode

Titles in the series (5)

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Achebe and the African Writers Series: A special seminar held at the Postcolonial Writing and Theory Seminar at Wadham College on 2nd May 2013. by Literature, Art and Oxford
49 min listen

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Achebe and the African Writers Series

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