A new book about the work of B. Pilnyak. Review of L.N. Anpilova's monograph “Russian version of expressionism: Prose of Boris Pilnyak of the 1920s”. Saint Petersburg: Nestor-Istoriya Publ., 2019. 214 p

Abstract

The review analyzes a new monograph about the work of Boris Pilnyak, in which the prose of the famous Russian writer is considered from the standpoint of the aesthetics of expressionism. The authors of the review evaluates the scientific methodology of the monograph, focuses on the issues of author's strategy, genre modifications, specifics and forms of expression of the author's consciousness. Considering the structure of the book, the reviewer notes the harmony and strict reasonableness of the author's concept, justifies the theoretical significance of the monograph for the consideration of the aesthetics of expressionism in the prose of B. Pilnyak.