Hubris and ‘Paradicical’ Destruction in Margaret Atwood’s Oryx and Crake Gürür Dehşete Gider; Margaret Atwood’in Oryx and Crake
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عنوان ژورنال: Beykent Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1307-5063
DOI: 10.18221/bujss.11320