Liliana Corobcaʹs Novels “Un an în Paradis” and “Kinderland” in Critical Reading from a Thematic Perspective Cover Image

Romanele Lilianei Corobca „Un an în Paradis” și „Kinderland” în receptarea criticii dintr-o perspectivă tematistă
Liliana Corobcaʹs Novels “Un an în Paradis” and “Kinderland” in Critical Reading from a Thematic Perspective

Author(s): Gabriela-Emilia Merce
Subject(s): Romanian Literature, Philology, Theory of Literature
Published by: Institutul de Filologie Română „Bogdan Petriceicu-Hasdeu”
Keywords: novel; fiction; real experiences; narrative discourse; critical discourse; realism; contemporary literature;

Summary/Abstract: This article presents how the novels Un an în Paradis and Kinderland have been received by critics from a thematic perspective. Identity, memory, alienation, childhood are themes highlighted in the novels under review, which contribute to the representation of a real, believable world. Liliana Corobcaʹs prose is defined by narratively constructed worlds, worlds that expose taboo subjects, that illustrate limit-situations, that sustain a marginal identity. The author stands out in Romanian literature as a distinct voice, which surprises by the chosen themes, by the style of writing, by the constructed fictional worlds, which complement the known real world. She is a writer who looks for real events to expose fictionally. Her prose is the result of a interplay between fiction and non-fiction. The authenticity of her writing is sustained by the fictionalization of individual or collective memory.

  • Issue Year: LXV/2023
  • Issue No: 2 (320)
  • Page Range: 90-97
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Romanian