Paul Auster and the influence of Maurice Blanchot / María Laura Arce.

"Poet, writer and filmmaker Paul Auster is one of the great contributors to American postmodern literature. Influenced by authors like Poe and the hardboiled detective stories of the 1950s, Auster's novels represented a new genre of "anti-detective fiction," in which the case itself loses direction...

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Main Author: Arce, María Laura, 1979- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2016]
Subjects:
Auster, Paul, > 1947- > Criticism and interpretation.
Blanchot, Maurice > Influence.
Postmodernism (Literature)
Physical Description:vii, 167 pages ; 23 cm
Format: Book
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Summary:
"Poet, writer and filmmaker Paul Auster is one of the great contributors to American postmodern literature. Influenced by authors like Poe and the hardboiled detective stories of the 1950s, Auster's novels represented a new genre of "anti-detective fiction," in which the case itself loses direction and is overshadowed by existential questions"-- Provided by publisher.
Call Number:PS3551.U77 Z56 2016
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781476663616 (softcover : alk. paper)
1476663610 (softcover : alk. paper)