“Pitch the king”: Ben Fountain’s games
In his stories and his novel, Ben Fountain uses games as an epistemological tool. Games allow him to subvert the cultural codes, his satire becoming a political critique of the nation and of US foreign policy, and to operate a fusion of the characters’ voices, as he looks for a collective or transpe...
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| Langue: | EN FR |
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Association Française d'Etudes Américaines
2013
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| Accès en ligne: | https://doaj.org/article/fda0e954190f4789ab7b4a1b54fd64a8 |
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| Résumé: | In his stories and his novel, Ben Fountain uses games as an epistemological tool. Games allow him to subvert the cultural codes, his satire becoming a political critique of the nation and of US foreign policy, and to operate a fusion of the characters’ voices, as he looks for a collective or transpersonal expression. He ultimately plays with his readers, inviting them to be active recipients and discoverers. |
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