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The myth of the non-Russian : Iskander and Aitmatov's magical universe / Erika Haber.
Van Pelt Library PG3482.S5 Z69 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Haber, Erika.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Iskander, Fazilʹ--Criticism and interpretation.
- Iskander, Fazilʹ.
- Aĭtmatov, Chingiz--Criticism and interpretation.
- Aĭtmatov, Chingiz.
- Magic realism (Literature).
- Criticism and interpretation.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 170 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Lexington Books, [2003]
- Summary:
- The Myth of the Non-Russian explores the magical realist prose of two non-Slavic authors writing in Russian in the Soviet Union in the 1970s-1980s. Erika Haber argues that these authors juxtaposed their native myth with Soviet myth, thus undermining the Soviet prescription of national conformity in art by suggesting a plurality of worlds and truths.
- Contents:
- Introduction: A Style of Their Own 1
- 1 What Is Magical Realism? 5
- 2 Russian and Soviet Realisms 21
- 3 Fazil Iskander: Voice of Abkhazia 61
- 4 Chingiz Aitmatov: Conscience of Central Asia 109
- Conclusion: Russian Magical Realism and the Bigger Picture 149.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [153]-164) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0739105310
- OCLC:
- 52108894
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