英文摘要 |
Maria-Ant?nia Oliver, Isabel-Clara Simó and Assumpta Margenat belong to the new generation of female writers and began to emerge in the 1980s from the Catalan-speaking regions of Spain, namely Catalonia, Valencia, and the Balearic Islands. Though each writer posits a different relationship between her female characters and the world of crime with a variety of literary styles, all these three authors have chosen to write their work in Catalan or one of its dialectical variants to stand out regional literature, in particular the revival and expansion of Catalan culture.
Oliver’s works Estudi en lila (Study in Liac, 1985) and Antípodes (Antipodes, 1988) feature Lònia Guiu, a Barcelona-based, professional female private eye. Through Lònia's investigations Oliver provides us with the opportunity to examine in depth a number of issues which have a particular relevance for women. Simó’s Una ombra fosca, como un núvol de tempesta (A Corpse of One’s Own, 1991) centers on Sara, a middle-aged housewife turns detective when her husband is murdered. During the lengthy investigations, Sara not only uncovers the truth about her husband’s shady business, but also has gone through her journey of self realization. Margenat’s Escap’ t ?Andorra (Wild Card, 1989) features Rossi, a female criminal avenger. Through Rossi’s anti-traditional female role, the novel intends to criticize sexual exploitation and violence which originated from the male-controlled capitalism.
The present essay aims to study how these three female authors use the detective genre to explore themes of gender, identity and violence with the purpose of deconstructing the rigid women’s roles and stereotypes by conventional patriarchal society, and to represent women’s/Other’s traits so as to rewrite the double marginalization of Catalonian women. |