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A 15 page overview of the plot and literary structure of Auster’s novel. The author of this paper asserts that this novel is a study in literary contrast. The book can be accurately described as a chronicle of innumerable tragedies and a comedy alike. It can equally be described as a bildungsroman, a kuntslerroman, a tall tale, an autobiography, and a history book as well as one or two other literary genres, one of the most important of which is that of a tragedy. Auster’s incredible ability to present a sequence of almost unbelievable events and consequences and to weave those events and consequences into the main plot has, however, been highly praised and criticized. The author of this paper asserts that while some criticize this book for this very quality, it should be recognized that instead of criticism, this novel deserves It classification as a modern version of the literary genre of tragedy. Bibliography lists 14 sources.
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literary contrast. The book can be accurately described as a chronicle of innumerable tragedies and a comedy alike. It can equally be described as a bildungsroman, a kuntslerroman,
a tall tale, an autobiography, and a history book as well as one or two other literary genres, one of the most important of which is that of a tragedy.
In short, "Moon Palace" is the chronicles of the travels and experiences of the narrator Marco Stanley Fogg, a name which in itself immediately captivates the readers attention and
expectations. It is not the name of the main character alone, however, which captivates the readers of "Moon Palace". It is Austers incredible ability to present a sequence
of almost unbelievable events and consequences and to weave those events and consequences into the main plot. While some criticize this book for this very quality, it should be
recognized that instead of criticism, this novel deserves It classification as a modern version of the literary genre of tragedy. As has been
noted, the main character in "Moon Palace" is Marco Stanley Fogg. Auster relates that the actual surname of Fogelman has been truncated at some point in the past by
an Ellis Island clerk, Fogelman thus becomes Fogg. Fogg is an orphan in search of his father (who has been absent since before his birth) and, even more importantly,
love itself. Fogg is also, however, in search of information about his origin and his fate. There is really no ending in "Moon Palace", only a continuing riddle
which triumphantly survives through the pages of the book and into the readers imagination which transcends even past the last page. In "Moon
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