Narrative Devices in Motion: From Genre Fiction to Mainstream Fiction in Florin Chirculescu’s Prose
Narrative Devices in Motion: From Genre Fiction to Mainstream Fiction in Florin Chirculescu’s Prose
Author(s): Alex VăsieșSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Cultural history, Romanian Literature, Post-Communist Transformation
Published by: Universitatea Babeş-Bolyai
Keywords: Romanian Literature; Genre Fiction; Mainstream Fiction; Maximalist Novels; Florin Chirculescu; Anarchetype;
Summary/Abstract: This article explores the dynamics between Romanian genre fiction and mainstream fiction in the postcommunist period, trying to negotiate the instrumentalizations of narrative devices usually found in popular literature (be it fantasy, crime, or mystery fiction) in a novel that transcends normative genre boundaries. Thus, the text traces a specific way in which some Romanian writers (in this case Florin Chirculescu) have navigated the strenuous path brought by capitalism in the local literary scene.
Journal: Caietele Echinox
- Issue Year: 2022
- Issue No: 43
- Page Range: 216-225
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English
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