The Novel: Language and Narrative from Cervantes to Calvino

by André Brink

Book Overview

"The novel, Brink argues, is not about representation but the self-conscious play of language. From its inception, he suggests, the genre has been about the act of writing and self-reflection. This thesis is not new but is part of the currency of postmodern literary theory. Brink, himself a noted South African novelist, the author of some 12 books, including A Dry White Season (1984), and a university professor, brings the insight of an...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814713300
• ISBN13: 9780814713303
• Release Date: April 1998
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.6" x 8.7"