LIFE IS ELSEWHERE?

  • Suzana Kos

Abstract

The article analyses the specific concept of the ‘place with a mystery’ developed in the works of Daniela Hodrová and applies it to the novels of contemporary Czech authors, Josef Pánek, Matĕj Hořava, and Anna Cima. The aim of the article is to establish the connection between the novels in terms of the shift in meaning and the symbolism of the ‘places with a mystery’, which may be the foundations of the new existentialist branch of contemporary Czech fiction.

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Published
2023-11-12
How to Cite
Kos, S. (2023). LIFE IS ELSEWHERE?. Philological Studies, 21(2), 241-253. Retrieved from http://194.149.137.236/index.php/philologicalstudies/article/view/1981
Issue
Vol 21 No 2 (2023): Philological Studies
Section
Contemporary Society In Culture, Language, And Literature

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