Thanatological Motives in the Novel “The Book Thief” by Marcus Zusak

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https://doi.org/10.17072/2304-909Х-2022-14-53-59

Abstract

The article considers the problem of thanatological motives in modern foreign literature and namely in M. Zusak’s Book Thief. The study revealed that thanatological motives provide for the content and plot development of the novel. M. Zusak depicts Death as a living creature similar to humans, including it into the system of images and characters. Thanatological motives interpretation is dynamic, natural and bright in multiple shades.

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Ekaterina D. Netkachyova , Orenburg State University

3d year student, Philology Faculty

Oksana A. Hrushcheva, Orenburg State University

Candidate of Philology, Associate Professor of English Philology and Methods of the English Language Teaching Department

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2022-07-18 — Updated on 2023-12-29

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Netkachyova Е. Д., & Hrushcheva О. А. (2023). Thanatological Motives in the Novel “The Book Thief” by Marcus Zusak. World Literature in the Context of Culture, 14(20), 53–59. https://doi.org/10.17072/2304-909Х-2022-14-53-59 (Original work published July 18, 2022)

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Vol. 14 No. 20 (2022): World Literature in the Comtext of Culture

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