Blind Reflections: Gender in Elias Canetti's Die Blendung (Studies in Austrian Literature, Culture, and Thought)

In the first full-length analysis of gender in 'Die Blendung' (Auto-da-Fe), Kristie Foell argues that Novel-prize winner Elias Canetti's novel depends on deep-seated misogynies for its narrative impact. Foell asks not only how the novel represents women, but also how it presents the male protagonist's evolving view of women, how the novel comments on his views, and how Canetti has addressed issues of gender and representation in his other writings.