THE DISUNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE LIMINALITY OF MEMORY IN PAUL AUSTER’S 4321
THE DISUNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE LIMINALITY OF MEMORY IN PAUL AUSTER’S 4321
Author(s): Mihaela PopuţaSubject(s): Politics, Studies of Literature, Social differentiation, Politics of History/Memory, American Literature
Published by: Editura Universităţii de Vest din Timişoara / Diacritic Timisoara
Keywords: liminality; memory; narrative politics; racism;
Summary/Abstract: 4321 has become Auster’s most vocal narrative on political awareness so far. The novel dwells on how individuals see and experience cyclicality and the liminality of memory. The present paper examines Auster’s take on what he so bluntly terms the “Disunited States of America”.
Journal: B.A.S. British and American Studies
- Issue Year: 27/2021
- Issue No: 27
- Page Range: 263-269
- Page Count: 7
- Language: English