The fictional world of Javier Marias
Subtitle: language and uncertainty
By: by Marta Perez-Carbonell
Series: Foro Hispánico -- volume 53; Foro hispánico -- 53.
Publisher: Brill Rodopi
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 204
ISBN-13: 9789004310957
Subjects: Knowledge; Silence in literature; Language and languages in literature; Criticism and interpretation; Language and languages; Uncertainty in literature
Description: "The Fictional World of Javier Marías offers a fresh perspective on the narrative universe of one of Spain's most distinguished contemporary authors. In order to establish the origin and meaning of uncertainty in his fiction, this book presents interpretations of a range of issues inherent to Marías's canon, in particular those related to the nature of language. With the relationship between language and uncertainty at its heart, this study considers the use of foreign languages, translation, and the effect of silence through an analysis of: Todas las almas (1989), Corazón tan blanco (1992), Mañana en la batalla piensa en mí (1994) and Tu rostro mañana (2002-2007)"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-202) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: 1 'Hay que saber prolonngar la incertidumbre': uncertainty in Marías's fiction; title: 2 'Did that really happen?' The intricacies of truth; title: 3 Language as disguise, intralingual translation; title: 4 Language choice, interlingual translation as concealment; title: 5 Factual and verbal absences, representation through negatives, silences and their communicative power; title: Conclusion; title: Bibliography; title: Index.