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Theoretical Framework

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Literary Works

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Lem, S. (2014). Solaris (B. Gill, Trans.). Edhasa. (Original work published in 1961).

London, J. (2024). The Call of the Wild (H. Arnáu, Trans.). NórdicaLibros. (Original work published in 1903).

Melville, H. (2004). Moby-Dick (E. Pezzoni, Trans.). Debolsillo. (Original work published in 1851).

O’Connor, F. (1973). Good Country People. In A Good Man Is Hard to Find (M. Covián, Trans.). Lumen. (Original work published in 1955).

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