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Houellebecq and the novel as site of epistemic rebellion. / Grass, Delphine.
In: Opticon1826, No. 1, 2006.

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Grass, D 2006, 'Houellebecq and the novel as site of epistemic rebellion', Opticon1826, no. 1. https://doi.org/10.5334/opt.010609

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Grass, D. (2006). Houellebecq and the novel as site of epistemic rebellion. Opticon1826, (1). https://doi.org/10.5334/opt.010609

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Grass D. Houellebecq and the novel as site of epistemic rebellion. Opticon1826. 2006;(1). doi: 10.5334/opt.010609

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Grass, Delphine. / Houellebecq and the novel as site of epistemic rebellion. In: Opticon1826. 2006 ; No. 1.

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