RT Journal Article
T1 Tracking the transnational trickster: Gary Shteyngart and his protagonists
A1 Bryla, Martyna Marika
K1 Shteyngart, Gary - Crítica e interpretación
K1 Literatura estadounidense - S. XXI
AB The purpose of this paper is to analyze Gary Shteyngart’s protagonists in the light of his works, particularly his debut work, The Russian Debutante’s Handbook (2002) and his memoir, Little Failure (2014). Drawing on the trickster trope and the concept of cultural hybridity, I argue that Shteyngart’s doubly hyphenated characters act as digital-age trickster figures that move between the West and the East with dexterity and ease, exposing persistent mental patterns of othering within multicultural America, but also providing valuable insights into the process of constructing a sense of self on the threshold of several cultural backgrounds.
PB Nordic Association of English Studies
SN 1502-7694
YR 2018
FD 2018-12-31
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/32863
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/32863
LA eng
NO Bryla, M. (2018). Tracking the transnational trickster: Gary Shteyngart and his protagonists. Nordic Journal of English Studies, 17(2), 1–28.
NO This article was supported by “Margaret Fuller” research grant, awardedjointly by Instituto Universitario de Investigación en EstudiosNorteamericanos “Benjamin Franklin” and Asociación Española deEstudios Anglo-Norteamericanos (AEDEAN), and Universidad deMálaga.
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 19 ene 2026