The Distinctive Nuances Of Postmodern Elements As Revealed In Ian Mcewan’s Atonement

S. Raja, Dr S. Sivaraja

Abstract


Ian McEwan is one of the most renowned novelists of the modern British Literature. His innumerable application of postmodern elements in his novels make him a noteworthy as well as a successful novelist. His style of narration is most appealing and controversial. His Atonement, a famous novel is widely read for its postmodern narration and his art of handling metafiction. This paper focuses on the characteristics of the metafiction, its place in postmodern text and Ian McEwan's Atonement as a Metafiction.


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Metafiction, Postmodern elements, Atonement.

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