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The sadism of the author or the masochism of the reader?

White, G

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J Jordan
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M Ryle
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Abstract

The symposium giving rise to this collection and the thriving of the B.S. Johnson Society both indicate that there is something exceptional going on with the literary and academic community’s relationship with this author, something we (collectively) still haven’t quite fathomed. In order to attempt to identify the source of Johnson’s fascination, I want to discuss the author-reader relationship as it comes into focus in his novels since, implicitly and explicitly, this is a recurring issue in academic studies of Johnson’s work (see White 2011).

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White, G. (2014). The sadism of the author or the masochism of the reader?. In J. Jordan, & M. Ryle (Eds.), B.S. Johnson and Post-War Literature : The Possibilities of the Avant-Garde (153-166). Palgrave Macmillan UK. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137349552_10

Publication Date Jul 30, 2014
Deposit Date Oct 9, 2017
Publicly Available Date Jan 23, 2020
Pages 153-166
Book Title B.S. Johnson and Post-War Literature : The Possibilities of the Avant-Garde
ISBN 9781137349545-(print);-9781137349552-(online)
DOI https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137349552_10
Publisher URL https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137349552_10
Related Public URLs http://www.palgrave.com/gb/
https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137349552

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