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Page 131
... Federman , however , would rather gamble , double or nothing . Hence in Melvin Friedman's Samuel Beckett Now ( 1970 ) he critically establishes that " the truth is that fiction is not reality , it is simply a language which tells its ...
... Federman , however , would rather gamble , double or nothing . Hence in Melvin Friedman's Samuel Beckett Now ( 1970 ) he critically establishes that " the truth is that fiction is not reality , it is simply a language which tells its ...
Page 132
... Federman divides its role into thirds : a third person , the protagonist , whose life becomes the accumulation of historical data in the usual sense ; but also second and first persons - respec- tively the " inventor , " who quite ...
... Federman divides its role into thirds : a third person , the protagonist , whose life becomes the accumulation of historical data in the usual sense ; but also second and first persons - respec- tively the " inventor , " who quite ...
Page 222
... Federman's work . 24 To cover up the nightmare is Federman's impetus for writing ; and like the sneaky thief he must be , Federman invents game upon game to evade the awful truth . But once started , he must go on , for to stop is to ...
... Federman's work . 24 To cover up the nightmare is Federman's impetus for writing ; and like the sneaky thief he must be , Federman invents game upon game to evade the awful truth . But once started , he must go on , for to stop is to ...
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