Literary Drowning: Postcolonial Memory in Irish and Caribbean Writing
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Syracuse University Press, 2020.
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9780815654971
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Stephanie Pocock Boeninger., & Stephanie Pocock Boeninger|AUTHOR. (2020). Literary Drowning: Postcolonial Memory in Irish and Caribbean Writing . Syracuse University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Stephanie Pocock Boeninger and Stephanie Pocock Boeninger|AUTHOR. 2020. Literary Drowning: Postcolonial Memory in Irish and Caribbean Writing. Syracuse University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Stephanie Pocock Boeninger and Stephanie Pocock Boeninger|AUTHOR. Literary Drowning: Postcolonial Memory in Irish and Caribbean Writing Syracuse University Press, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Stephanie Pocock Boeninger, and Stephanie Pocock Boeninger|AUTHOR. Literary Drowning: Postcolonial Memory in Irish and Caribbean Writing Syracuse University Press, 2020.
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