Das Prinzip Reise: Sehnsucht nach dem eigenen Ich in den Werken von Christian Kracht

Sunar H. Ş.

in: Reisen in der deutschen Literatur: Realität und Phantasie, Berta Raposo,Christian Prado-Wohlwend, Editor, Peter Lang Publishing, Inc., Berlin, pp.297-303, 2021

  • Publication Type: Book Chapter / Chapter Research Book
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing, Inc.
  • City: Berlin
  • Page Numbers: pp.297-303
  • Editors: Berta Raposo,Christian Prado-Wohlwend, Editor
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Abstract: Travel as a medium of self-discovery is one of the central motives in the works of Christian Kracht. He addresses the notion of disorientation on the path of self-discovery. In his novels, the travel motive serves to locate the Self in the world: Kracht’s protagonists search for their own place. In this study, I would like to display that at the end of their odyssey there is nothing to be found – except for the self-destruction, and death.

Keywords: travel, self-discovery, disorientation, self-destruction, Christian Kracht