Silvia Pettini. The Translation of Realia and Irrealia in Game Localization: Culture-Specificity between Realism and Fictionality. Abingdon and New York: Routledge, 2022. xi, 231 pp.

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Silvia Pettini. The Translation of Realia and Irrealia in Game Localization: Culture-Specificity between Realism and Fictionality. Abingdon and New York: Routledge, 2022. xi, 231 pp.