| 摘要 | 第3-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第8-21页 |
| 1.1 An Introduction to Paul Auster and the Gist of The Book of Illusions | 第8-10页 |
| 1.2 The Significance of the Research and Content of This Thesis | 第10-12页 |
| 1.3 Literature Review | 第12-15页 |
| 1.4 An Introduction to Postmodernism and postmodern literature | 第15-21页 |
| Chapter Two Contingency of the World: Indeterminacy in The Book of Illusions | 第21-30页 |
| 2.1 Indeterminacy of the Plot | 第21-25页 |
| 2.1.1 Coincidence | 第22-23页 |
| 2.1.2 Open-ending | 第23-25页 |
| 2.2 Selflessness: Indeterminacy of the Identity | 第25-30页 |
| Chapter Three Combination of Elite Literature and Popular Literature: Transgressionof Different Literary Genres in The Book of Illusions | 第30-39页 |
| 3.1 The Book of Illusions as an Autobiographical fiction | 第30-34页 |
| 3.2 The Book of Illusions as a Metaphysical Detective Story | 第34-39页 |
| Chapter Four Labyrinth of the World: The Embedded Narrative in The Book ofIllusions | 第39-48页 |
| 4.1 Creation of the Narrative Labyrinth | 第39-43页 |
| 4.2 Breaking the Labyrinth: to Reveal the Fictionality | 第43-48页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第48-51页 |
| Bibliography | 第51-54页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第54-55页 |
