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Where prolixity is art: understanding the Francophone African novels of Ahmadou Kourouma

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Where prolixity is art: understanding the Francophone African novels of Ahmadou Kourouma. / Adhikari, Foara.
In: Bakhtiniana. Revista de Estudos do Discurso, Vol. 10, No. 1, 1, 01.2015, p. 5-25.

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Adhikari F. Where prolixity is art: understanding the Francophone African novels of Ahmadou Kourouma. Bakhtiniana. Revista de Estudos do Discurso. 2015 Jan;10(1):5-25. 1.

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Adhikari, Foara. / Where prolixity is art : understanding the Francophone African novels of Ahmadou Kourouma. In: Bakhtiniana. Revista de Estudos do Discurso. 2015 ; Vol. 10, No. 1. pp. 5-25.

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