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Book Review

Book Review of Pettini, S Silvia (2021) The Translation of Realia and Irrealia in Game Localization: Culture-Specificity between Realism and Fictionality, New York: Routledge, 244 pp., USD $39.71 (paperback), USD $127.50 (hardcover), ISBN: 9780367432324

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