THE DESACREDNESS OF DETECTIVE MODEL IN POSTMODERN DETECTIVE NOVEL THE DEATH OF ACHILLES BY BORIS AKUNIN
DOI: 10.18173/2354-1067.2024-0003
Abstract
Postmodern detective is a newdevelopment trend of the detective story genre thatis increasingly popular and gaining outstandingachievements from the late twentieth century torecent years. The postmodern viewpoint is appliedto restructure traditional detective novels, aligningwith the tastes of contemporary readers.Desacredness of the detective model is one of thekey steps in the process. Examining a detectivecharacter named Fandorin in the novel The Deathof Achilles by Russian writer Boris Akunin, thearticle focuses on studying desired inspiration asthe main trend in innovating the detective novelgenre in the postmodern condition. We found BorisAkunin's efforts to create a detective character,unlike the traditional model to destructure andbreak the dualism that has become the golden rulein building detective characters. The author notonly tells a detective story but also reveals apostmodern sense of humanity.