Two Cases of Marginalization Told From the Wings: ‘Amy Foster’ and Swept from the Sea

2006-06-15
Conrad’s Polish-Ukrainian Footprints. IV International Joseph Conrad Conference

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N. Birlik, “Two Cases of Marginalization Told From the Wings: ‘Amy Foster’ and Swept from the Sea,” presented at the Conrad’s Polish-Ukrainian Footprints. IV International Joseph Conrad Conference, Lublin, Polonya, 2006, Accessed: 00, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/90491.