Anja Oed, Uta Reuster-Jahn (eds), Beyond the Language Issue. The Production, Mediation and Reception of Creative Writing in African Languages, „Meizner Beträge zur Afrikaforschung” 19, Köln: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, 2008, 293 pp.
Journal Title: Studies in African Languages and Cultures - Year 2009, Vol 1, Issue 43
Abstract
A review of a book "Beyond the Language Issue. The Production, Mediation and Reception of Creative Writing in African Languages" by Anja Oed, Uta Reuster-Jahn (eds).
Authors and Affiliations
Stanisław Piłaszewicz
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