Alternative title: 'Little Narrative' in Sorry by Gail Jones; (盖尔·琼斯《抱歉》中的后现代“小叙事
Issue Details: First known date: 2018... 2018 The “Petit Récit” in Gail Jones’ Sorry
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'Gail Jones’ Sorry has since its publication been greeted with critical controversies. The novel has been read by some as a national allegory and a grand public narrative. This essay argues that Sorry attempts to tell a small story or a "petit récit". As a "petit récit", Sorry constructs a narrative( 1) about the fear of a white female child,( 2) that embodies a compromised counterdiscourse,and( 3) that uses a literary device that Jones calls "poetic indirection". As a postmodern novel,Sorry offers a kind of communication based on an understanding of and care for the other.'

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Language: Chinese
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    y separately published work icon 国外文学 vol. [2018] no. 3 2018 18558800 2018 periodical issue criticism 2018 pg. 124-134, 160
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124-134, 160 The “Petit Récit” in Gail Jones’ Sorrysmall AustLit logo 国外文学
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  • Sorry Gail Jones , 2007 single work novel
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