Autobiography, autofiction and shishôsetsu in Minae Mizumura’ s A True Novel
Abstract
This paper proposes to examine Minae Mizumura’ s A True Novel from three theorical perspectives that are linked to each other. On the one hand, based on the concept of Autobiographical Pact proposed by Lejeune (1991), it is recognized what aspects of an autobiography exposes the text so that it can be read as the author’s life story, on the other hand, it is noticed how autobiography moves towards autofiction, when it is accepted the rewriting of an autobiographical story implies the intervention of fictional elements in the composition, that is, the use of techniques and resources typical of fiction. Autofiction leads to fictionalization of autobiography. Finally, both concepts are confronted with that of shishôsetsu, a japanese literary genre that shares characteristics with autobiography and autofiction. The analysis of the text attends to the author’s purpose of explaining to readers how a novel is written, just as she states that this same novel works as a justification for her literary vocation.
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