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Radical realism, autofictional narratives and the reinvention of the novel /

"This monograph treats modes of fictionality in contemporary auto/biography, memoir and autofiction. Adopting a case study approach, it demonstrates the extent to which contexts of production and reception are important in framing generic expectations with respect to the representation of lived...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Doloughan, Fiona J. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; New York NY : Anthem Press, 2023.
Series:Anthem frontiers of global political economy.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Theoretical and critical concerns: Key terms and arguments
  • The anatomy of a writer: Karl Ove Knausgaard's My Struggle
  • Companion pieces: Jeanette Winterson's Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? in relation to Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
  • A cross-cultural memoir: Xiaolu Guo's Once Upon a Time in the East
  • Rachel Cusk's search for new forms: Self-projection and refraction in fiction and non-fiction
  • Conclusion.