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New Autobiography" Phenomenon in S. Dovlatov's Novel "The Zone

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  • Evgeny M. Kolesov*

    (Kazan Federal University, Kremliovskaya str, 18, 420008, Kazan, Russia)

  • Liliya H. Nasrutdinova

    (Branch of Omsk State Pedagogical University in Tara city, Russia)

  • Nadezhda V. Grishina

    (Branch of Omsk State Pedagogical University in Tara city, 1,000,000-5,000,000) 644099 Omsk Oblast, Russia)

Abstract

The present paper analyzed problems of joint of biographical personality and the image of the author and studied concepts namely the "the image of the author", "autobiographical pact", "pseudo-documentalism", "autobiographism", and the "autopsycologism". Creating an entire composition from dozen of episodes (which were created as separate short stories), S. Dovlatov integrated them by fictional correspondence between the author and publisher where he interfered biographical facts as bases for his work, his attitude towards them, and thought about the literature and his situation in it. It was found that according to the pseudo-documentalism principle, the author created a document imitating the epistolary genre and achieved, thereby affected readers’ confidence. The present paper proved that in the novel “The Zone†the author distanced himself from the main character allowing us to talk about a prevailing autopsychological principle regarding the autobiographical principle. Not authenticity of facts, but the assonance of main character’s experience with author’s own experience in the foreground. In the style of Dovlatov, there is the assonance of main character’s experience with author’s own experience in the foreground.

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  • Evgeny M. Kolesov* & Liliya H. Nasrutdinova & Nadezhda V. Grishina, 2018. "New Autobiography" Phenomenon in S. Dovlatov's Novel "The Zone," The Journal of Social Sciences Research, Academic Research Publishing Group, vol. 4(1), pages 117-120, 11-2018.
  • Handle: RePEc:arp:tjssrr:2018:p:117-120
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