A probe into the postmodern lack of loves in the novels Of Anita Brookner
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https://doi.org/10.54167/qvadrata.v4i8.1052Keywords:
Anita Brookner, loves, postmodern lackAbstract
Anita Brookner is a contemporary British Jewish woman writer. Although she has passed away, nearly 30 novels are her valuable legacy for us and the present world. Her language is fresh, fluent with a typical Jane Austenian style. The very rich postmodern themes and techniques, however, are hidden by the deceptive surface. The article focuses on the postmodern lack of loves, one of her postmodern themes so as to reveal her brilliant charming novel art and further reflect on our common life.
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