Review: City of Glass by Paul Auster

Metafiction and reality crossing

Blurring of Realities - Yanko Design
Blurring of Realities - Yanko Design
In Paul Auster's metafictional novel "City of Glass" the very foundations of the detective fiction genre and novel construction as a whole are exposed.

–noun

fiction that discusses, describes, or analyzes a work of fiction or the conventions of fiction.

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n. Fiction that deals, often playfully and self-referentially, with the writing of fiction or its conventions.!--//

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met'a·fic'tion·al adj., met'a·fic'tion·ist n.

–noun

fiction that discusses, describes, or analyzes a work of fiction or the conventions of fiction.

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n. Fiction that deals, often playfully and self-referentially, with the writing of fiction or its conventions.!--//

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met'a·fic'tion·al adj., met'a·fic'tion·ist n.

–noun

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n. Fiction that deals, often playfully and self-referentially, with the writing of fiction or its conventions.

met'a·fic'tion·al adj., met'a·fic'tion·ist n.

The Author Creeps Into the Story

“City of

–noun

fiction that discusses, describes, or analyzes a work of fiction or the conventions of fiction.

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n. Fiction that deals, often playfully and self-referentially, with the writing of fiction or its conventions.

met'a·fic'tion·al adj., met'a·fic'tion·ist n.

–noun

fiction that discusses, describes, or analyzes a work of fiction or the conventions of fiction.

Origin:

1975–80

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n. Fiction that deals, often playfully and self-referentially, with the writing of fiction or its conventions.

met'a·fic'tion·al adj., met'a·fic'tion·ist n.

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