The Play of the Double in Postmodern American Fiction

The Play of the Double in Postmodern American Fiction
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Publisher : SIU Press
Total Pages : 256
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ISBN-10 : 0809318415
ISBN-13 : 9780809318414
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Book Synopsis The Play of the Double in Postmodern American Fiction by : Gordon Slethaug

Download or read book The Play of the Double in Postmodern American Fiction written by Gordon Slethaug and published by SIU Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Hawkline Monster, Brautigan's minimalist metafictive parody of the double depicts our narcissistic view of reality. In Double or Nothing, Federman subverts the conventional double, exposing its gamelike structures and traditional views of life and text.


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