PROVERBS AS THEMATIC VEHICLE IN RECENT AFRICAN SHORT FICTION

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Ayo Kehinde

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Kehinde, A. “PROVERBS AS THEMATIC VEHICLE IN RECENT AFRICAN SHORT FICTION”. Proverbium - Yearbook, vol. 21, no. 1, Aug. 2004, pp. 119-136, https://naklada.ffos.hr/casopisi/index.php/proverbium/article/view/592.

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