TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Surviving anew: Chuck Palahniuk's Survivor and the disaster genre
JO  - Word and Text
A1  - Yazicioǧlu, S.
SP  - 40
EP  - 52
VL  - 4
IS  - 1
N2  - This article analyses Chuck Palahniuk's Survivor as an example of transgressive fiction, with a special emphasis on the author's style and method of rewriting and violating the conventions of the disaster narrative. As a transgressive novel, Survivor not only mirrors and comments on the social change of its time, but also betrays a specific literary subversion that moves it beyond the postmodern by its dialogue with American literary minimalism as well as popular culture. The novel is a first-person narration of Tender Branson, who is a suicide cult survivor, a servant, a pro-suicide advisor, a religious media celebrity, and a hijacker. Through the subversion of the disaster genre, Survivor emphasizes the perpetuity of the crisis, and presents storytelling as the final act of survival from the commodification of his life.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2069-9271
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -