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Snakes on a Page: Re-reading Monstrosity and Vulnerability in Selected Contemporary Fiction Cover

Snakes on a Page: Re-reading Monstrosity and Vulnerability in Selected Contemporary Fiction

By: Jessica Murray  
Open Access
|Dec 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/hjeas/2025/31/2/11 | Journal eISSN: 2732-0421 | Journal ISSN: 1218-7364
Language: English
Page range: 457 - 475
Published on: Dec 6, 2025
Published by: University of Debrecen
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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