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Tyrants at the Heart of Darkness: Conradian Dictators in Golding, Steiner, Naipaul, and Foden Cover

Tyrants at the Heart of Darkness: Conradian Dictators in Golding, Steiner, Naipaul, and Foden

By: Yutaka Okuhata  
Open Access
|Jun 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/abcsj-2025-0008 | Journal eISSN: 1841-964X | Journal ISSN: 1841-1487
Language: English
Page range: 134 - 155
Published on: Jun 24, 2025
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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