A discursive analysis of the genre specifics of the postmodern thriller

the article examines the lexical originality and stylistic means of artistic expression that form the genre specificity of Ursula Poznanski's work "Erebos" within the framework of discourse analysis. The relevance of the topic is determined by the importance of identifying the influence of postmodernism on popular genres of fiction, such as а thriller. The purpose of the work is a discursive analysis of the genre-forming characteristics of a modern thriller. Discursive analysis takes place at the contextual level, when the content, heroes and their social roles, place and time of the action are described, as well as at the text level, when the lexical and stylistic aspects of the work are in the center of attention. A peculiar feature of the modern thriller is the setting up of a chronotop based on intertextual elements, youth slang and description of the realia of the scene. The semantic fields of emotions and mysticism are supported at the stylistic level by the use of metaphors, personifications, allusions to create the atmosphere of mystery and philosophical depth of the text. Rhetorical questions enact suspense, which is the central genre-forming device of the thriller. Intertextuality and an unreliable narrator act as markers of postmodernism. Analysis of the genre-forming means of the thriller is important in the plane of linguistic research, as it contributes to a more complete understanding of the author's intent.

thriller, suspense, chronotop, analysis, genre-forming means, realities, computer game, setting