Doppelganger in postmodern confessional novel: «Information» by Martin Amis

The article develops different theoretical perspectives in study of poetics of literary doppelganger in the postmodernist novel making an emphasis on its role in formation of confessional narration. The article aims at introducing a new approach to the analysis of Martin Amis' novel "Information" (1995). By making sense of the discrepancies between the seemingly fragmented narrative mode and the structure of doppelgänger, the poignant vulnerability of fragile human experience is brought into light. The doppelgänger, double structures and key leitmotifs, which recur in Amis' novel, fortify its thematic congruence and present escapist directions within self reflexive narrative.