METAMODERNIST SIGNS IN G. MUSSO’S NOVEL “GIRL ON PAPER”

Abstract

The article examines a concept of “new sincerity” (or metamodernism), relevant to contemporary literature with reference to a novel “Girl on Paper” by G. Musso, which has not previously been an object of special study. The researchers note such indicators of metamodernism as return of affect, sensuality, intertextuality, respect to feelings and voices of characters, return to romanticism (neo-romanticism) in plot and narration methods. It is noted that Musso’s novel belongs to the metaprose. Special attention is paid to the study of some key theoretical works of postmodernists that have marked the crisis of this movement. The works that influenced the formation of metamodernism are also examined. The relevance of the study lies in the keen interest of humanities in the idea of “new sincerity” as a heuristic label for the new structure of feeling and thought.