Author(s): Bülent Cercis TANRITANIR, Hakan KIRMIZIELMAOĞLU
Being widespread among the literary works of the recent period, postmodernism has become the most frequently mentioned movement in the literature. Considered as one of the most important representatives of postmodernism in contemporary American Literature, Paul Auster deals with the postmodern people and sheds light on their inner journeys with such themes as coincidence, paternity, identity problem, and nomadism and successfully deals with the psychic world of the dynamic postmodern individual. Within this context, Paul Auster's latest novel Sunset Park can be regarded as a typical example of postmodern literature. The novel includes some characteristics of nomadism, which is associated with Paul Auster’s own life whose parents are of Polish descent. In the novel, the author explores both the mental and physical activity of modern American society in terms of nomadism. Our claim is that the theme of nomadism at Sunset Park is not only about migrating from one place to another, but it is also an inner journey of ordinary characters. The novel depicts characters that in different ways and on varying levels struggle to find meaning in what they do, and who are forced to explore their identities during their quests. Therefore this study aims to discuss Sunset Park in the light of nomadism and is to focus on how the concept of nomadism is reflected in postmodern life from the point of view of an American-born writer Paul Auster.
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