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The technique of unpopularity: or the problematic reception of Francesc Trabal’s subversively modern fiction

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The technique of unpopularity: or the problematic reception of Francesc Trabal’s subversively modern fiction. / Sauleda-Brossa, Nin.
Lancaster University, 2020. 93 p.

Research output: Thesis › Master's Thesis

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Sauleda-Brossa, N 2020, 'The technique of unpopularity: or the problematic reception of Francesc Trabal’s subversively modern fiction', Masters by Research, Lancaster University. https://doi.org/10.17635/lancaster/thesis/981

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Sauleda-Brossa, N. (2020). The technique of unpopularity: or the problematic reception of Francesc Trabal’s subversively modern fiction. [Master's Thesis, Lancaster University]. Lancaster University. https://doi.org/10.17635/lancaster/thesis/981

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Sauleda-Brossa N. The technique of unpopularity: or the problematic reception of Francesc Trabal’s subversively modern fiction. Lancaster University, 2020. 93 p. doi: 10.17635/lancaster/thesis/981

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Sauleda-Brossa, Nin. / The technique of unpopularity : or the problematic reception of Francesc Trabal’s subversively modern fiction. Lancaster University, 2020. 93 p.

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