1st Edition
The Distinction of Autofiction Defining the Boundaries of the Author-Centred Novel
By Massimiliano Manni
Copyright 2027
288 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
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Routledge
This scholarly volume challenges prevailing assumptions about autofiction, offering a comprehensive framework for understanding its identity, status, and unique position within English-language literary production. While autofiction is often discussed in terms of its hybridity or through imported theories, this book addresses the conspicuous lack of definition in English-language criticism.... Read more
1 Introduction: Towards a Consensus?
Part 1: Autofictional Aesthetics
2 Fiction in Autofiction
3 Self-Conscious and Naturalised Autofiction
Part 2: Autofictional Ethics
4 Authors in Fact and Fiction
5 Decentring Autofiction
6 Truth, Post-Truth and the Ethics of Autofiction
Coda: Author-Centred Novels
Biography
Massimiliano Manni is currently Adjunct Professor of English at the University of Brescia, Freelance Interpreter, Translator and EFL Teacher.
