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Alex la Guma : a literary & political biography /

Best known as a novelist and political activist, Alex la Guma (1925-85) was also a journalist, comic strip artist, reviewer, sketcher, painter, short story writer and travel writer. Born in Cape Town's famous multiracial District Six, he was a founder member of the South African Coloured People...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Field, Roger (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Suffolk : Boydell & Brewer, 2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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