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Original Articles

Off-colour? Mike Nicol's Neo-noir ‘Revenge Trilogy’ and the Post-apartheid Femme Fatale

Pages 98-113 | Received 04 Nov 2014, Accepted 05 Dec 2014, Published online: 11 Mar 2016

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