Abstract:Vallen is als vliegen by Manon Uphoff has been widely praised for the author’s courage to face a traumatic past. Critics also admired the novel’s originality, its enchanting style, glowing imagination and rich intertextuality. This article aims to answer the question as to how this novel engages its readers. Which literary techniques are used to seduce and guide the reader in her or his perception of the story? An analysis of the peritexts, some intertexts and the narrator’s point of view reveals the novel’s a… Show more
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