THE IDENTITY GAMES IN PAUL AUSTER’S THE BOOK OF ILLUSIONS
Accepted
26 March 2026
Available Online
15 March 2014
Abstract
PAUL AUSTER’S NOVEL THE BOOK OF ILLUSIONS BRINGS UNDER THE MAGNIFYING GLASS ONE OF HIS PRIMARY CONCERNS: IDENTITY IN AN EVER CHANGING WORD, DOMINATED BY LOSS AND NECESSITY OF PERMANENTLY INVENTING ONESELF.
Keywords
IDENTITY
LOSS
TRAUMA
METAFICTION
NARRATIVE DISCOURSE
ROLE-PLAY
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