Autobiographıe, Autofiction Et Intertextualite Chez Patrick Modiano

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ABSTRACT AKIN, Hasibe Meltem. Autobiography, Autofiction and Intertextuality in Patrick Modiano's novels, PhD Thesis, Ankara, 2024 This study aims to analyse the genres of autobiography and self-fiction in Patrick Modiano's novels within the framework of intertextual relations. Considering the history of French literature, "I" orientated texts, which have been used since ancient times, have existed for centuries. However, with the second half of the twentieth century, it has been necessary to define "I" orientated novels in literary life. Philippe Lejeune, with his work The Autobiographical Treaty, defined the place of the genre of the autobiography in the literary world. In the 1970s, Serge Doubrovsky stated that it would not always be possible to talk about a pure autobiography and introduced the genre of autofiction. Both of these genres, which are based on the experiences of writers, can be built on memory, books and various objects. The reflection of books and other objects, which is crucial in the lives and works of writers, areseen as an intertextual relation. Memory has an important place in autobiographical and autofictional texts. In such novels, it is intertextuality that enables memory to work. Authors open a unique novel creation space around elements such as references made by other authors, objects accumulated, etc. in a unique way and around their experiences. In this study, it is aimed to analyse the Nobel Prize-winning author Patrick Modiano, who uses intertextuality in many ways in his autobiographical and autofictional novels, within the framework of his novels. Key Words Autobiography, Autofiction, Intertextuality, Patrick Modiano, Memory