„Ha törpékről van szó, én nem ismerek tréfát.” Anekdotikusság és metafikció Cserna-Szabó András: Az abbé a fejével játszik című regényében
Anecdotal Narration and Metafiction in the Novel of Cserna-Szabó András

Summary/Abstract: The novel of Cserna-Szabó András: Az abbé a fejével játszik (The abbot is playing with his head) is a new adventurous attempt in contemporary Hungarian literature. It is a line of loosely connected stories, as fragmentation is the main characteristic of the work. The author tries to reform the genre but in the same time he connects it to tradition, because it rehabilitates the anecdote and the anecdotal narration which he also uses in a new way. Anecdote seems to be a very productive genre in contemporary Hungarian literature. It is an efficient narrative form which can be permanently renewed and reinterpreted , a form which combines entertainment, self-reflection and deep existential interpretation. The anecdote and the anecdotal narration goes hand in hand with the playfulness of the metafictional novel, because the main characteristic of both is the expression of a form of fiction that emphasizes its own constructedness.

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