Publication details

Condition postmoderne de la bibliotheque échenozienne

Title in English Postmodern condition of Jean Echenoz library
Authors

DYTRT Petr

Year of publication 2007
Type Article in Proceedings
Conference Ecrire la bibliotheque aujourd'hui
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Arts

Citation
Field Mass media, audiovision
Keywords Jean Echenoz - contemporary novel - postmodernity - library
Description This article is a reading of the novels by Jean Echenoz which tries to highlight some aspects of the themes like reading, books and libraries. It is impossible not to notice the discomfort that some caracters feel when it comes to read and book culture in general. This reading will seek to establish a link between this attitude peculiar characters of Echenoz to books and libraries and the discourse on the state of contemporary society. The problem of postmodernism has been also stressed in this article.
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