Graduation Paper:
Charles Bukowski and EfraÃm Medina: Two Portrayals of Transgression in Postmodern Literature
Year: 2009
Abstract
This study explains the literary relationship between American writer Charles Bukowski and Colombian’s EfraÃm Medina in terms of self-conscious fiction and postmodern aesthetics, by interpreting aspects such as language, themes, voice and characters of the novels: Factotum and Érase una vez el amor pero tuve que matarlo respectively. It discusses how Bukowski’s literary influence takes place in Medina’s style through a process of linguistic transculturation, and how their crude and simple narrative based on personal experiences is a way to establish an honest and direct communication with the reader and also a way to deal with their personal frustrations and unfulfilled desires.
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