Narrative and identity : studies in autobiography, self and culture
- Publisher
- Amsterdam ; Philadelphia, PA : John Benjamins Pub. Co.
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
1 online resource (vi, 307 pages) :
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