مجلة الحقيقة
Volume 22, Numéro 2, Pages 703-715
2023-06-16

The Incarnation Of The Existential Self Within The Realm Of Language In Paul Auster’s In The Country Of Last Things.

Authors : Aissou Nadia . Haddouche Fethi .

Abstract

Abstract: This paper aims at studying Paul Auster’s appropriation of the Heideggerian existential discourse in In the Country of Last Things. It endeavors to prove the influence that Heidegger’s perception of the essence of human existence exerts on Auster’s vision of the concept. The study elucidates the way Auster exposes man’s quest for survival as a way to fulfill the possibilities of his existence. It is an attempt to prove that Auster relies on the Heideggerian discourse to incarnate the existential self within the realm of language. For the purpose at hand, more emphasis will be laid on the examination of the Austerian adaption of the concept of language to reveal the presence of the protagonist-Anna- between the words of her letter.

Keywords

Heideggerian discourse; ; possibilities of existence ; incarnate ; existential self ; language