This study investigates the subconscious process artistic representation in the prose of modern American writer Nicole Krauss. The narrative techniques, stylistic devices, and compositional strategies of the author in portraying the characters` inner psyche are the focus of the analysis. The study uncovers that Krauss uses such techniques as stream of consciousness, non-linear time structures, and polyphonic narration in order to develop the complex portrayals of human mind, where the conscious and the unconscious parts are in constant interaction.

Nicole Krauss, subconscious processes, contemporary American literature, narrative techniques

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