A young adult fi kció és rajongói
Journal Title: ME.dok - MÉDIA–TÖRTÉNET–KOMMUNIKÁCIÓ - Year 2016, Vol 0, Issue 2
Abstract
(Young Adult Fiction and its Fans) In this study the author deals with one of the current popcultural phenomenon, the young adult (YA). These kind of books and their adaptations in the forms of movies and tv series, rised at the beginning of the 2000s with the very popular Harry Potter series. In the fi rst part of the article, the evolution of YA and the narrative elements are in the focus with some illustrative examples from diff erent genres. In the second section, the fan activities are presented, and the author also examines that, typically who constitute the YA fandom. In the last part of the paper, the diversity of YA works is shown, which distinguishes YA texts from junior novels and fi lms. Last but not least, some of the hungarian YA writers and books are also mentioned.
Authors and Affiliations
Annamária Torbó
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