Original scientific paper
On identity formation and types of subversion of the (mythological) unity of the narrated
Boris Škvorc
; Faculty of philosophy, University of Split, Croatia; Macquaire University, Sydney, USA
Abstract
The main assumption is that through his novels, Slobodan Novak constructs an identity pattern which may overlap with other texts, i. e. supplement them, thus creating a unique discourse space of the narrated. In this paper, the author deals with identity construction and types of subversion of the imagined unity in Novak’s novels and with the possibilities by which the model realized in this way can inspire other contemporary Croatian writers, primarily "the island fiction" written by Zoran Ferić, that is the patterns in his novel Smrt djevojčice sa žigicama (Death of a girl with the matches).
Keywords
Slobodan Novak; Zoran Ferić; identity; narration; deconstruction
Hrčak ID:
174660
URI
Publication date:
17.4.2008.
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