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No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers.  \nBritish Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Encyclopedia of African literature/edited by Simon Gikandi.  \n[p. cm](p. cm).  \nIncludes bibliographical references and index.  \n1. African literature—Encyclopedias. I. 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