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Research Article

Respect the power of the beast: an ecocritical analysis into interspecies relationships in Shaun Tan’s Tales from the Inner City

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Pages 573-586 | Received 11 Aug 2022, Accepted 24 Jan 2024, Published online: 06 Feb 2024

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