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2007 , Vol. 1 >Issue 2: 272 - 286

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11702-007-0012-8

Borges and contemporary Chinese avant-garde writings

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  • College of Literature and Journalism, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China

Published date: 05 Jun 2007

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Abstract

This paper intends to explore the influences of Borges on contemporary Chinese avant-garde writing in three aspects, namely, the recurrence and cyclical nature of time, the narrative labyrinth, and metafiction. The recurrence and cyclical nature of time avant-garde writers emphasize on constituting a self-contained circular structure, while the design of a labyrinth unfolds the chaos, obscurity, and indeterminacy of the world. Metafiction undermines the authenticity of traditional novels by exposing the fictitious nature of fictions.

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ZHANG Xuejun . Borges and contemporary Chinese avant-garde writings[J]. Frontiers of Literary Studies in China, 2007 , 1(2) : 272 -286 . DOI: 10.1007/s11702-007-0012-8

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