Literary Precedents for The Breast

This Study Guide consists of approximately 6 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Breast.

Literary Precedents for The Breast

This Study Guide consists of approximately 6 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Breast.
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The novel is strongly indebted to Kafka's The Metamorphosis (1915) and Gogol's The Nose and shows the frustrations suffered by the protagonist. In addition, Rilke's literary influence can be detected as well as a reminiscence to Swift's style.

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