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Author functions in Lars Kepler’s The Hypnotist: an analysis

dc.contributor.authorMerkley, Taylor
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-28
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-31T01:45:17Z
dc.date.available2022-05-31T01:45:17Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractThis paper examines Foucault's notion of the author function as it pertains to Lars Kepler's bestselling 2011 crime thriller, The Hypnotist. Lars Kepler is the pseudonym of a Swedish husband-wife writing duo, making him the perfect subject for analysis centering on illusory notion of the author. This paper will answer these questions: Who is the true author of The Hypnotist? What factors influence the author function of this bestelling novel? And what can The Hypnotist phenomenon tell us about the relationships between authors and their readers? This paper will demonstrate that no literary works may be ascribed to an individual person, and that authors hold no privileged knowledge of the works they produce, because authors cease to be authors the moment pen is lifted from page.
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dc.identifier.citationMerkley, T. (2020). Author Functions in Lars Kepler’s The Hypnotist: An Analysis. MacEwan University Student EJournal (MUSe), 4(1). https://doi.org/10.31542/muse.v4i1.892
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.31542/muse.v4i1.892
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14078/2565
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC)
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
dc.subjectauthor function
dc.subjectLars Kepler
dc.titleAuthor functions in Lars Kepler’s The Hypnotist: an analysisen
dc.typeStudent Article

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