Jón Kalman Stefánsson’s novels highlight a tireless quest for the past and nostalgia. Not being material objects, the vestiges of the past remain dependent on fragile consciences, subject to disappearing with death. Duration joins the existential crisis to become a narrative object, capable of bringing to light the diffracted consciousness of the fictional character.
CLIL theme: 4028 -- SCIENCES HUMAINES ET SOCIALES, LETTRES -- Lettres et Sciences du langage -- Lettres -- Etudes de littérature comparée
ISBN:978-2-406-11894-7
EAN:9782406118947
ISSN: 2286-136X
DOI: 10.48611/isbn.978-2-406-11894-7.p.0187
Publisher: Classiques Garnier
Online publication: 06-03-2021
Periodicity: Biannual
Language: French
Keyword: nostalgia, old age, memory, reminiscence, melancholy