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In:The Fictions of Translation
Edited by Judith Woodsworth
[Benjamins Translation Library 139] 2018
► pp. 83–96

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Chapter 5
Transcultural conversations in practice

Translating David Mence’s plays into Italian

Published online: 14 February 2018
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