Надежда Тэффи в рецепции Ирины Одоевцевой

Abstract

The article emphasizes that memoirs contribute to understanding the context of the literary era, allow a deeper understanding of the features of interpersonal relations and the character of writers. The author of the article emphasizes that a special place among the numerous memoirs is occupied by the book of memoirs of the writer of the Silver Age and the Russian diaspora of the first wave of emigration I. Odoevtseva „On the Banks of the Seine”. In these memoirs, I. Odoevtseva's reception of the personality of the Russian writer, author of humorous works N. Teffi is presented. The article emphasizes that the poetics of the memoirs is characterized by the peculiarity of the author's position. I. Odoevtseva is always in the shadows, does not show herself, it is important for her to represent the personality of the writer, she speaks about herself only in connection with the need to recreate this or that context of memoirs. This position of a witness, a person who is in the shadows, makes memories valuable, gives them credibility and testifies to the professionalism of I. Odoevtseva. The memoirs about N. Teffi emphasize the self-irony of the writer, who devoted her work to satirical and humorous literature. The article emphasizes that N. Teffi's self-irony is evidenced by her ability to see her own shortcomings and laugh at herself. The article proves that the Russian writer was deeply immersed in her writing skills and embodied her own life situations in her works. The memoirs of I. Odoevtseva contain N. Teffi's admission that she writes off many of her characters, making the features of her character, episodes of her own life the subject of creative reflection. In various episodes of I. Odoevtseva's memoirs, the inner convictions of the Russian writer are revealed, which help to comprehend the psychological portrait of N. Teffi, the peculiarities of her personality, and worldview. The book „On the Banks of the Seine” presents N. Teffi's self-characterization, which allows you to see her attitude to her work. The writer did not take her humorous talent seriously and this is a manifestation of the author's talent. The memoirist emphasizes the importance of the writer in émigré circles, and focuses on the responses of other, no less significant, authors about her.