TY - JOUR
T1 - The unnatural acoustic space of Das Haus: A 'threedimensional' radio play adaptation of Mark Z. Danielewski's House of Leaves
AU - Bluijs, Siebe
PY - 2024/8/1
Y1 - 2024/8/1
N2 - Despite its status as a cult novel, adaptations of Mark Z. Danielewski's House of Leaves (2000) have been rare. This is not surprising, considering that the book's unusual form is intrinsically connected to its equally unusual content. The novel's story concerns a film about a house whose dimensions defy the laws of physics. The novel continually highlights the impossibility of its own filmic adaptation. Many of the main characters underline that the film medium inherently falls short of representing the unnatural space that is at the heart of the story. One successful adaptation is Das Haus (2010), a German radio play version of the novel that presents the story of House of Leaves in three different productions that were broadcast on three stations simultaneously. Listeners were invited to switch between the channels to find their own way through the story. This article focuses on the topic of space as it relates to sound in both the novel and the radio play adaptation, demonstrating how Das Haus relies on medium-specific elements to represent the unnatural narrative space of the story.
AB - Despite its status as a cult novel, adaptations of Mark Z. Danielewski's House of Leaves (2000) have been rare. This is not surprising, considering that the book's unusual form is intrinsically connected to its equally unusual content. The novel's story concerns a film about a house whose dimensions defy the laws of physics. The novel continually highlights the impossibility of its own filmic adaptation. Many of the main characters underline that the film medium inherently falls short of representing the unnatural space that is at the heart of the story. One successful adaptation is Das Haus (2010), a German radio play version of the novel that presents the story of House of Leaves in three different productions that were broadcast on three stations simultaneously. Listeners were invited to switch between the channels to find their own way through the story. This article focuses on the topic of space as it relates to sound in both the novel and the radio play adaptation, demonstrating how Das Haus relies on medium-specific elements to represent the unnatural narrative space of the story.
KW - Wdr
KW - Interactivity
KW - Intermediality
KW - Narrative space
KW - Postmodernism
KW - Remediation
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U2 - 10.1386/jafp_00119_1
DO - 10.1386/jafp_00119_1
M3 - Article
SN - 1753-6421
VL - 17
SP - 191
EP - 203
JO - Journal of Adaptation in Film & Performance
JF - Journal of Adaptation in Film & Performance
IS - 2-3
ER -