LAP Lambert Academic Publishing Pre Adam as the Primal Ancestor: The Style of Mythical Journey in the Novel Dictionary of Khazars by Milorad Pavic

Though, Pavic・ ・s other novels could be used to illustrate the mythical patterns that have been analyzed here, the complex structure of Dictionary of the Khazars provides a sense of timelessness conveyed by the Pre ・ ・ Adamic story and mythical archetypes. The Pre・ ・Adamic story that has all the elements of a myth remains in the world of the reader・ ・s imagination, with the intention of transcending the universal values of myth into the present readings of the novel. The mythical approach, as the reader・ ・s higher experience, could be seen as a new chance to rebuild the integrity and dignity of man in the world. Interpreted from a mythical point of view as a whole, Pavic・ ・s text is an integral system with its different parts always referring to one another. Through this relationship, he reminds the reader of possibilities which were incorpoﾂｭrated into the message that the search for the deeper nature of life, death, God, innocence must continue as the matter of defending the spiritual nature of man.