A comparative study of the narrative elements of the works of Jean Teule with Bahram Sadeghi

Taheri, Hossein; Dastmalchivida, Vida; Babadi Akasheh, Parisa

doi:10.30466/jispll.2025.55963.1028

A comparative study of the narrative elements of the works of Jean Teule with Bahram Sadeghi

Document Type : Original Article

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¹ Shiraz university

² Shahid Madani university

10.30466/jispll.2025.55963.1028

Abstract

This research compares the fictional elements of the works of the French writer Jean Teule with the works of Bahram Sadeghi. In most of his works, Sadeghi has displayed the frustration, despair and failure of his years of life, and Jean Teule also has a view and thought close to Sadeghi. By studying all the works of two authors, the authors have analyzed the obtained data descriptively, which has a practical aspect. Despite the cultural, traditional and religious differences and heterogeneous bio-geography that bring significant differences, it must be acknowledged that many similarities can be found in the works of these two authors. Detaled characterizations and the centrality of existence and death, black humor, and eerie and surrealistic spaces are obvious aspects of similarity between the works of the mentioned authors . The character of Helen in the novel The Poisoning Angel is very similar to the character of Dr. Hatam in the novel of Malakout of Sadeghi, both of them, contrary to their accepted appearance, are horrible devils who commit serial murders. The result obtained from the present research, in addition to the general similarities between the works of Sadeghi and Teule, has common aspects in the structure and elements of their stories (the content and theme of the stories, the creation of space, the role of society, etc.). The characters of Sadeghi's stories are all real and have examples in the author's lifetime, and the novel Eat Him If You Like is also a description of a real crime in France and the novel The Suicide Shop, at least in terms of naming an alternative to people in the real world who have committed suicide. However, it must be said that the characters of Teule's works have less external examples and are more ironic, grotesque and unusual.

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