HAMLET IN THE WORKS OF PANAIT ISTRATI AND SALMAN RUSHDIE
HAMLET IN THE WORKS OF PANAIT ISTRATI AND SALMAN RUSHDIE

Summary/Abstract: When reading short stories by Panait Istrati and Salman Rushdie, one easily remembers a famous character from universal literature mentioned with awe in the first case and paternally, almost condescendingly, in the second. In this article, we analyse the way these authors refer to Hamlet as a character, either by taking him as granted, or by minimising his importance, reinventing him, replacing his creator, focusing mainly on the literary style, although explanations could equally be found in the novelists' biographies.

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