Self-Conscious Art

Akane Kawakami

earliest edition we have, 2000 Liverpool University Press, 2000 176 pages

'A Self-Conscious Art' deals with the formal complexities of Modiano's work, by reading 'against the grain' of his self-professed ingenuousness. A detailed examination of his narratives shows the deeply postmodern nature of his writing. Parodying precursors such as Proust or the nouveau romanciers, his narratives are built around a profound lack of faith in the ability of writing to retrieve the past through memory,...

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Self-Conscious Art hardcover · 2001 · Liverpool University Press · 176 pages · 9780853235262
Self-Conscious Art paperback · 2001 · Liverpool University Press · 176 pages · 9780853235361
Self-Conscious Art edition · 2000 · Liverpool University Press · 176 pages · 9781781388372

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