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Subject(s)

• Pérez-Reverte, Arturo—Criticism and interpretation [Browse]
• Pérez-Reverte, Arturo—Technique [Browse]
• Fiction—Technique [Browse]

Series

• Colección Támesis. Serie A, Monografías ; 246. [More in this series]
• Colección Támesis. Serie A: Monografías ; 246

Summary note

The complex narrative technique of one of Spain's most renowned contemporary authors. The writings of Arturo P©♭rez-Reverte, one of Spain's most renowned contemporary authors, have been described as a minefield. This monograph examines the complexities behind the narrative technique employed in creating such a minefield, including an analysis of the role played by both male and female characters, the relevance of the past as a motif, and aspects of the role of storytelling in creating mystery where none should exist. Both Revertian novelsand journalistic writing are seen to be part of an over-all game which is played between their author and his readers. Film, too, forms part of the material reviewed as, though P©♭rez-Reverte is not a script writer, many films have been based on his novels. The text-centred analysis concludes that the themes of interest in all Revertian output revolve around two main areas: the significance of the past, whether historical, cultural, or literary, andthe role of the written word in communicating, in rescuing and in challenging versions of that past in order to combat what P©♭rez-Reverte terms 'dismemory'. ANNE L. WALSH lectures in Hispanic Studies at University College, Cork.

Notes

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 03 May 2023).

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (p. [157]-166) and index.

Language note

English

Contents

CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; 1. Arturo Pérez-Reverte and the Game of Literature; 2. Characterisation: Role Models; 3. Rescuing the Past; 4. The Art of Storytelling; 5. Journalism and Cinema; 6. Order out of Chaos: El pintor de batallas; CONCLUSION; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

ISBN

• 1-282-18515-2
• 9786612185151
• 1-84615-517-7

OCLC

666944570

Doi

10.1515/9781846155178

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