The place of preservation of the false: mistakes, accidents and homonyms in the novel Sand by Wolfgang Herrndorf

The place of preservation of the false: mistakes, accidents and homonyms in the novel Sand by Wolfgang Herrndorf

This paper aims to examine Wolfgang Herrndorf's novel Sand (2011), taking into consideration its concatenation of errors, accidents and the logic of the absurd. The first part of this investigation regards the different connotations of the desert motif and their associated traditions. Secondly,...

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Main Author: Sonja Arnold
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2013-06-01
Series:Pandaemonium Germanicum: Revista de Estudos Germanísticos
Online Access:http://www.revistas.usp.br/pg/article/view/64128
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spelling doaj-d4dd47bb24374c468ca824d64cf3d4b22020-11-25T00:12:50ZdeuUniversidade de São PauloPandaemonium Germanicum: Revista de Estudos Germanísticos1414-19061982-88372013-06-011621254710.1590/S1982-8837201300010000362422The place of preservation of the false: mistakes, accidents and homonyms in the novel Sand by Wolfgang HerrndorfSonja Arnold0Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulThis paper aims to examine Wolfgang Herrndorf's novel Sand (2011), taking into consideration its concatenation of errors, accidents and the logic of the absurd. The first part of this investigation regards the different connotations of the desert motif and their associated traditions. Secondly, it will be shown how these thematic expressions of the anti-logic can be applied to the level of reception, regarding formal categories, such as narrative position, time structure and plot patterns. Finally, with the example of the homonym Mine and its homophone Miene the paper will demonstrate how the novel plays with (semantic) misunderstandings and misinterpretations, becoming a "repository of the false."http://www.revistas.usp.br/pg/article/view/64128
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The place of preservation of the false: mistakes, accidents and homonyms in the novel Sand by Wolfgang Herrndorf
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title The place of preservation of the false: mistakes, accidents and homonyms in the novel Sand by Wolfgang Herrndorf
title_short The place of preservation of the false: mistakes, accidents and homonyms in the novel Sand by Wolfgang Herrndorf
title_full The place of preservation of the false: mistakes, accidents and homonyms in the novel Sand by Wolfgang Herrndorf
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publisher Universidade de São Paulo
series Pandaemonium Germanicum: Revista de Estudos Germanísticos
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description This paper aims to examine Wolfgang Herrndorf's novel Sand (2011), taking into consideration its concatenation of errors, accidents and the logic of the absurd. The first part of this investigation regards the different connotations of the desert motif and their associated traditions. Secondly, it will be shown how these thematic expressions of the anti-logic can be applied to the level of reception, regarding formal categories, such as narrative position, time structure and plot patterns. Finally, with the example of the homonym Mine and its homophone Miene the paper will demonstrate how the novel plays with (semantic) misunderstandings and misinterpretations, becoming a "repository of the false."
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