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Not so unfortunate: carnivalisation, metafiction & the elements of grotesque realism in The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket

Mohammad Mehdi KimiagariEnglish Literature, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, IranCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 305-316 | Received 20 Feb 2017, Accepted 15 Aug 2017, Published online: 24 Aug 2017

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