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METAFICTIONAL SELF-REFLEXIVITY IN TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: A NOVEL

Cilt: 13 Sayı: 42 25 Mart 2025
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METAFICTIONAL SELF-REFLEXIVITY IN TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: A NOVEL

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Metafiction is the term applied to a certain type of fiction, or tendency in literature, which started with French literary experimentalism in the 1950s and reached its peak in the 1970s. Metafiction is used to describe fiction that critically examines the relationship between reality and fiction, highlights its own formal elements, and calls attention to its own status as a work of art. Raymond Federman chooses to call this very unusual style “surfiction,” and in his novel, To Whom It May Concern: A Novel, he blurs the lines between reality and fiction himself. Federman’s novel is a notable postmodern work that exemplifies metafictional self-reflexivity techniques. The novel is particularly characterized by its self-awareness, emphasized through overt references to the storytelling process to such an extent that the narrative itself remains of secondary importance. He defies conventionally accepted and expected narrative forms in the novel by not providing the traditional reader with what they are prepared to receive. By focusing on the process of creating a story rather than the story itself, the novel loudly announces its fictiveness. This article aims to explore how the novel uses metafictional self-reflexivity in order to challenge traditional conventions of fiction. Through close textual analysis, this study takes a close look at the techniques Federman engages in throughout the novel such as innovative use of typography, direct address to the reader, and non-linear narrative structure, along with many other digressing methods. The findings suggest that the novel, with Federman’s self-reflexive techniques, serves as a notable example of self-aware fiction and unconventional storytelling, establishing itself a distinctive seat in metafictional writing. While the study is limited to this particular work, it contributes to broader discussions on metafiction and postmodern narrative strategies.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Kaynakça

  1. Barth, John. 1988. Lost in the Funhouse: Fiction for Print. New York: Tape, Live Voice.
  2. Barth, John. 1967. The Literature of Exhaustion. Atlantic.
  3. Derrida, Jacques. 1982. Margins of Philosophy. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press.
  4. Derrida, Jacques. 1995. The Gift of Death. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press.
  5. Federman, Raymond. 1990. To Whom It May Concern: A Novel. Boulder: Fiction Collective Two.
  6. Federman, Raymond. 1975. Surfiction: Fiction Now and Tomorrow. Chicago: Swallow Press.
  7. Gardner, John. 1985. The Art of Fiction. New York: Vintage.
  8. Hutcheon, Linda. 1980. Narcissistic Narrative: The Metafictional Paradox. Waterloo: Wilfrid Laurier University Press.

Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

Dil Çalışmaları (Diğer)

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Erken Görünüm Tarihi

12 Mart 2025

Yayımlanma Tarihi

25 Mart 2025

Gönderilme Tarihi

3 Eylül 2024

Kabul Tarihi

18 Şubat 2025

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2025 Cilt: 13 Sayı: 42

Kaynak Göster

APA
Özün, Ş., & Uğur, T. N. (2025). METAFICTIONAL SELF-REFLEXIVITY IN TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: A NOVEL. Avrasya Uluslararası Araştırmalar Dergisi, 13(42), 66-82. https://doi.org/10.33692/avrasyad.1542587
AMA
1.Özün Ş, Uğur TN. METAFICTIONAL SELF-REFLEXIVITY IN TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: A NOVEL. Avrasyad. 2025;13(42):66-82. doi:10.33692/avrasyad.1542587
Chicago
Özün, Şule, ve Tuba Nur Uğur. 2025. “METAFICTIONAL SELF-REFLEXIVITY IN TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: A NOVEL”. Avrasya Uluslararası Araştırmalar Dergisi 13 (42): 66-82. https://doi.org/10.33692/avrasyad.1542587.
EndNote
Özün Ş, Uğur TN (01 Mart 2025) METAFICTIONAL SELF-REFLEXIVITY IN TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: A NOVEL. Avrasya Uluslararası Araştırmalar Dergisi 13 42 66–82.
IEEE
[1]Ş. Özün ve T. N. Uğur, “METAFICTIONAL SELF-REFLEXIVITY IN TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: A NOVEL”, Avrasyad, c. 13, sy 42, ss. 66–82, Mar. 2025, doi: 10.33692/avrasyad.1542587.
ISNAD
Özün, Şule - Uğur, Tuba Nur. “METAFICTIONAL SELF-REFLEXIVITY IN TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: A NOVEL”. Avrasya Uluslararası Araştırmalar Dergisi 13/42 (01 Mart 2025): 66-82. https://doi.org/10.33692/avrasyad.1542587.
JAMA
1.Özün Ş, Uğur TN. METAFICTIONAL SELF-REFLEXIVITY IN TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: A NOVEL. Avrasyad. 2025;13:66–82.
MLA
Özün, Şule, ve Tuba Nur Uğur. “METAFICTIONAL SELF-REFLEXIVITY IN TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: A NOVEL”. Avrasya Uluslararası Araştırmalar Dergisi, c. 13, sy 42, Mart 2025, ss. 66-82, doi:10.33692/avrasyad.1542587.
Vancouver
1.Şule Özün, Tuba Nur Uğur. METAFICTIONAL SELF-REFLEXIVITY IN TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: A NOVEL. Avrasyad. 01 Mart 2025;13(42):66-82. doi:10.33692/avrasyad.1542587

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