The Gothic Genre and Indigenous Fiction: A Reading of Eden Robinson’s Monkey Beach and Patricia Grace’s Baby No-Eyes

Authors

  • Carolina Buffoli University of Edinburgh

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Published

2024-05-21

How to Cite

Buffoli, C. (2024). The Gothic Genre and Indigenous Fiction: A Reading of Eden Robinson’s Monkey Beach and Patricia Grace’s Baby No-Eyes. Studies in Canadian Literature, 48(1), 152–168. Retrieved from https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/SCL/article/view/34171