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The Moon in It's Flight by Gilbert Sorrentino

 

            Sometimes society does not allow people to express their feelings and wants; this situation is clearly shown in Gilbert Sorrentino's literary work "The Moon in Its Flight ". Gilbert Sorrentino (April 27, 1929 " May 18, 2006) was an American novelist, short story writer, poet, literary critic and editor. His short literary work "The Moon in Its Flight,"" may be defined as a self-reflexive fictional work, in which two parallel stories are narrated through the use of peculiar techniques and devices: one story tells the summer romance between Rebecca and a young boy, who are immersed in a particular socio-historical context, and the other refers to the act of writing a story.
             In order to understand this work of fiction, it is of paramount importance to be aware of the meaning of metafiction. "Meta"" is a prefix used in English, and other Greek-owing languages, to indicate a concept which is an abstraction from another concept. It also means "beyond " or "adjacent"." "Fiction is the form of any narrative work that deals with events that are not factual, but rather imaginary"; this means, invented by the author. Therefore, metafiction is a type of fiction in itself that addresses the devices of fiction". .
             Metafiction employs techniques to draw attention to itself as a work of art, while, at the same time, it exposes the truth of a story. One particular characteristic of metafiction is that it constantly reminds readers that they are reading fiction. In other words, in this kind of work an author writes (this process is called 'outer narrative'") about a narrator who is telling a story ("inner narrative"). This is precisely known as "self-reflexive fiction"," in which the very techniques of writing fiction become the subject matter of the narrative. .
             In "The Moon in Its Flight"," there are numerous instances that show that it is a metafictional work. For instance, while the narrator is telling the romance story, he insistently adds comments and details about aspects of the story: "Did I say that she had honey-colored hair? Believe me when I say he wanted to kiss her shoes.


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