ABOUT THE FRAGILITY OF EXISTENCE IN THE VOLUME ”WHAT DO YOU PREFER?” BY DAN COMAN
ABOUT THE FRAGILITY OF EXISTENCE IN THE VOLUME ”WHAT DO YOU PREFER?” BY DAN COMAN
Author(s): Ionuța ILIEȘSubject(s): Short Story, Romanian Literature, Philology, Theory of Literature
Published by: Editura Arhipelag XXI
Keywords: moments of crisis; fragility vulnerability; suffering;
Summary/Abstract: In a consumer society, Dan Coman publishes a new collection of short stories, which under a somewhat ironic title in relation to the content, presents a series of personal stories dominated by instability and fragility. In search of answers that are often nonexistent, the characters confront various forms of crisis, which cause them to miss out on their own lives, either by forgetting themselves or by becoming included in the destiny of others. This merit is due to the writer, who builds a series of characters, free to make their own decisions, regardless of the consequences. Any attempt to find a stability in existence is marked by the intervention of external factors that amplify the problems.
Journal: Journal of Romanian Literary Studies
- Issue Year: 2023
- Issue No: 32
- Page Range: 1217-1220
- Page Count: 4
- Language: Romanian