Abstract:

Beyond the coded cortical connections, the relationship of memory with society and the individual, and their mutual interaction and conflict have occupied the agenda of literature as well as that of sociology. Drawing a historical turning point into the moment of reading by means of fiction, and bringing it back to life during reading aim to remind or remember this historical moment despite the aesthetic transfer. Discourses and narratives of survivors, how their memories are preserved or erased as well as collective healing of trauma and grief all combine to determine the trajectory of the fiction. The fact that the memory works through literary genres, and that the generational connection is provided through autobiography, memoir, letter and diary reveal the importance of the literature of reminiscence as a field where common statements and symbols can be examined. In this study, we will attempt to examine how modern Greek literature constructs memory-narrative in Katedafisometa, the only postmodern novel published in 1982, with the term "memory-narrative" borrowed from its journalist writer Dido Sotiriou. Basing ourselves on Aris Yannoulis’s notes and carrying out a close reading of the work, we will try to determine the transmission channels of the novel, which has a complex structure and layered style.

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