On the Page and on the Snow: Vladimir Makanin's "Andergraund, ili Geroi nashego vremeni"
The article presents an analysis of Makanin's novel (1997), concentrating on the use of setting as a structural formant, the range and categories of secondary characters, and the representation of drinking and sex. The hero of the novel is then analysed, using gender as a primary category. As a...
| Veröffentlicht in: | The Slavonic and East European Review. - The George Banta Publishing Company, 1928. - 79(2001), 3, Seite 434-458 |
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| Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | English |
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2001
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | The Slavonic and East European Review |
| Schlagworte: | Arts Behavioral sciences Economics Health sciences Social sciences |
| Zusammenfassung: | The article presents an analysis of Makanin's novel (1997), concentrating on the use of setting as a structural formant, the range and categories of secondary characters, and the representation of drinking and sex. The hero of the novel is then analysed, using gender as a primary category. As an unrepentant murderer, he is held to represent the endgame of the Russian superfluous man, a failed writer who has deliberately renounced his creative mission. |
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| ISSN: | 22224327 |