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Thesis (m.a.) From The Year 1999 In The Subject American Studies - Literature, Grade: 2,1, University Of Freiburg (philosophische Fakultat, Nordamerikastudien), Language: English, Abstract: Inhaltsangabe: Abstract: Paul Auster's New York Trilogy, Published In One Volume For The First Time In England In 1988 And In The U.s. In 1990 Has Been Widely Categorised As Detective Fiction Among Literary Scholars And Critics. There Is, However, A Striking Diversity And Lack Of Consensus Regarding The Classification Of The Trilogy Within The Existing Genre Forms Of The Detective Novel. Among Others, Auster's Stories Are Described As: Metaanti-detective-fiction; Mysteries About Mysteries; A Strangely Humorous Working Of The Detective Novel; Very Soft-boiled; A Metamystery; Glassy Little Jigsaws; A Mixture Between The Detective Story And The Nouveau Roman; A Metaphysical Detective Story; A Deconstruction Of The Detective Novel; Antidetective-fiction; A Late Example Of The Anti-detective Genre; And Being Related To 'hard-boiled' Novels By Authors Like Hammett And Chandler. Such A Striking Lack Of Agreement Within The Secondary Literature Has Inspired Me To Write This Paper. It Does Not, However,

Author
Kugler, Matthias
Publisher
Diplomarbeiten Agentur diplom.de. ein Imprint der Diplomica
Published
1999
Language
EN
ISBN
9783838618524

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