IOAN GROȘAN’S SHORT PROSE. S.F. AND DYSTOPIA
IOAN GROȘAN’S SHORT PROSE. S.F. AND DYSTOPIA
Author(s): Andrada PARCHIRIESubject(s): Short Story, Romanian Literature, Philology, Theory of Literature
Published by: Editura Arhipelag XXI
Keywords: Ioan Groșan; science fiction; dystopia; short prose; parody;
Summary/Abstract: The present article aims to bring into discussion the relevance of Ioan Groșan’s short prose, focusing, in particular, on his science fiction literature. Criticizing the ideal society proposed by the Communism, in two of the volumes the writer creates a robotic and a dystopian world which has a main goal: the creation of a new man. The author experiments different ways to deconstruct the clichés of literature, also, the society, the characters, their habits are always treated with visible irony. And last but not least, the humor is his most precious quality, constituting the charm of the prose.
Journal: Journal of Romanian Literary Studies
- Issue Year: 2021
- Issue No: 25
- Page Range: 937-942
- Page Count: 6
- Language: Romanian