History Remythologisation in Geoffrey Girard’s Novel "Truthers"
Shalagina Olga Vadimovna
Kazan Federal University
Submitted: 06.05.2022
Abstract. The research aims to identify the particularities of the process of history remythologisation in the novel "Truthers" by the American writer Geoffrey Girard. The paper analyses a work of fiction included in the thematic group of 9/11 literature and based on a popular conspiracy theory, as well as touches on the influence of literary myth-making on the construction of the reader’s reality. The research is novel in that it is the first in Russian literary studies to present a literary analysis of G. Girard’s work. The research findings have shown that the writer criticises the conspiracy theories formed around the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001 in an imaginative form. In addition, addressing the scientific and theoretical basis of the formation and functioning of the conspiracy theory in his narrative, G. Girard involves readers in the process of debunking the historical myth within a work of fiction.
Key words and phrases: литература 9/11, Джеффри Жирар, ремифологизация, теория заговора, конспирология, 9/11 literature, Geoffrey Girard, remythologisation, conspiracy theory, conspiracy theorism
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