Download or read book Genre Fusion written by Sara J. Brenneis and published by Purdue University Press. This book was released on 2014 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " Genre Fusion demonstrates how Spanish authors accurately represent the lived experience of Spain's history and collective memory by overlapping the genres of fiction and historiography."

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