"Straight out of the button-molder's own ladle": on the complexity of characters in Arthur Koestler's Thieves in the Night

This paper discusses the complexity of female and Arab characters in Arthur Koestler's Thieves in the Night. Through an analysis of three main characters (Dina, Ellen and the Mukhtar of Kfar Tabiyeh) and several minor ones, it shows that the allegation of contemporary reviews, and some works on...

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Autor: Vernyik, Zénó
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Murcia
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spellingShingle "Straight out of the button-molder's own ladle": on the complexity of characters in Arthur Koestler's Thieves in the Night
Vernyik, Zénó
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title_short "Straight out of the button-molder's own ladle": on the complexity of characters in Arthur Koestler's Thieves in the Night
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