The duplicate genre

Authors

  • Gustavo Bernardo UERJ

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22409/gragoata.v15i28.33094

Keywords:

Genre. Metafiction. Julio Cortázar. Mia Couto

Abstract

The aesthetic phenomenon of metafiction calls in question the identity of fiction itself. Metafiction goes through all literary genres and duplicates the structure of each one, like the fictitious characters do with theirs authors and readers. That duplica­tion creates a disturbing effect to the readers, as if it leads them to question themselves not only who they are but also what is reality. We will see this phenomenon in short stories written by Julio Cortázar and Mia Couto.

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Author Biography

Gustavo Bernardo, UERJ

Professor Adjunto VII da Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro – UERJ. Tem como últimas publicações: O livro da metaficção, publicado em 2010, no Rio de Janeiro, pela Ed. Tinta Negra; Vilém Flusser: uma o introdução. (Com Rainer Guldin e Anke Finger), publicado em 2008, pela Annablume, em São Paulo.

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Published

2010-06-30

How to Cite

Bernardo, G. (2010). The duplicate genre. Gragoatá, 15(28). https://doi.org/10.22409/gragoata.v15i28.33094

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 28 (2010): Genre and Narrativity

Section

Literature Articles

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