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The 'Truth' of the Past: Fiction as an Alternative to History in Contemporary Spanish Narratives of the Civil War and the Holocaust

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The 'Truth' of the Past: Fiction as an Alternative to History in Contemporary Spanish Narratives of the Civil War and the Holocaust. / O'Donoghue, Samuel.
In: Hispanic Research Journal, Vol. 17, No. 4, 2016, p. 322-338.

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O'Donoghue, S 2016, 'The 'Truth' of the Past: Fiction as an Alternative to History in Contemporary Spanish Narratives of the Civil War and the Holocaust', Hispanic Research Journal, vol. 17, no. 4, pp. 322-338. https://doi.org/10.1080/14682737.2016.1200856

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O'Donoghue, S. (2016). The 'Truth' of the Past: Fiction as an Alternative to History in Contemporary Spanish Narratives of the Civil War and the Holocaust. Hispanic Research Journal, 17(4), 322-338. https://doi.org/10.1080/14682737.2016.1200856

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O'Donoghue S. The 'Truth' of the Past: Fiction as an Alternative to History in Contemporary Spanish Narratives of the Civil War and the Holocaust. Hispanic Research Journal. 2016;17(4):322-338. doi: 10.1080/14682737.2016.1200856

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O'Donoghue, Samuel. / The 'Truth' of the Past : Fiction as an Alternative to History in Contemporary Spanish Narratives of the Civil War and the Holocaust. In: Hispanic Research Journal. 2016 ; Vol. 17, No. 4. pp. 322-338.

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