Death in three novels by Zhang Xianliang, Samuel Beckett and Albert Camus.

by Mak Mei Kwan Alisa.Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2000.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 108-115).Abstracts in English and Chinese.Abstract --- p.i摘要 --- p.iiiAcknowledgements --- p.vChapter Chapter One: --- The Displaced Man --- p.1Chapter Chapter Two: --- The Fragmented Self in Xiguan siwang [Getting Used to Dying] --- p.19Chapter Chapter Three: --- Death of the Author: An Abandoned Beingin Malone Dies --- p.46Chapter Chapter Four: --- Death of Sharing: A Man of Authenticityin The Outsider --- p.67Chapter Chapter Five: --- Conclusion: The Helplessness of Life --- p.94Works Cited --- p.108Works Consulted --- p.11