How We Think of Our Lives: Boredom in Contemporary Literature

Ralph Clare

How We Think of Our Lives: Boredom in Contemporary Literature

Ralph Clare

English Department

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Abstract

‘Boring’ narratives challenge the way we understand experience and consciousness

Original language	American English
Journal	IAI News
Issue number	70
State	Published - 5 Feb 2019

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English Language and Literature

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How We Think of Our Lives: Boredom in Contemporary Literature

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