VIKTOR PELEVIN’S DYSTOPIAN HELMET OF HORROR. THE DISINTEGRATING NARRATIVE IDENTITY OF THE LITERARY CHARACTER
VIKTOR PELEVIN’S DYSTOPIAN HELMET OF HORROR. THE DISINTEGRATING NARRATIVE IDENTITY OF THE LITERARY CHARACTER
Author(s): Elena ButuşinăSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai
Keywords: Viktor Pelevin; The Helmet of Horror; dystopia; narrative identity; inter-subjectivity.
Summary/Abstract: Viktor Pelevin’s Dystopian Helmet of Horror. The disintegrating narrative identity of the literary character. Considering Viktor Pelevin’s novel The Helmet of Horror in the light of Russian literary experimentalism, this article presents and analyzes a series of elements that could configure the weak identity of his literary characters. Highly influenced by the architecture of online communication, Pelevin’s narrative questions the possibilities of dialogue and self-awareness in a dehumanized technological space.
Journal: Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai - Philologia
- Issue Year: 57/2012
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 137-145
- Page Count: 9
- Language: English
