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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458490503321

Autore

Townsend Tamara L.

Titolo

Memory and identity in the narratives of Soledad Puértolas : constructing the past and the self / / Tamara L. Townsend

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland ; ; London, England : , : Lexington Books, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-4985-0030-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (163 p.)

Disciplina

863/.64

Soggetti

Memory in literature

Identity (Philosophical concept) in literature

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter One: Introduction; Chapter Two: Baggage Mode and the Scars of the Past; Chapter Three: Escapist Mode of Memory; Chapter Four: Relational Mode of Memory; Chapter Five: Amnesic Mode of Memory; Chapter Six: Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

<span><span>This study provides a comprehensive look at the writings of Soledad Puértolas, 2010 inductee into the Real Academia Española, and the ways in which the contemporary individual in Spain constructs meaning and identity through memory. </span></span>