Mirrors in the Text: Amélie Nothomb’s Mercure

In Belgian author Amélie Nothomb’s 1998 novel Mercure , the multitudes of physical, figurative, and narrative mirrors invite a reflexive reading of the text. While numerous critics have focused on the intertextuality in Mercure —its most obvious manifestation of reflexivity—the novel’s intratextua...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lisa F. Signori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: New Prairie Press 2013-01-01
Series:Studies in 20th & 21st Century Literature
Online Access:http://newprairiepress.org/sttcl/vol37/iss1/5