Neorealism And Heterotopias: Creative Method Of Modern Circassian Russian-Speaking Writers

Abstract

The growing trend in the development of Russian-language fiction in the North Caucasus is distinguished by specific features that manifest themselves at all levels of the literary text: plot, poetry, composition, style. Therefore, one of the important tasks is to determine the main markers, which are the most symptomatic for samples of modern Russian-language literature. The article reflects the features of the artistic style of the Russian-speaking Circassian writer A. Balkarov on the example of the stories “Requiem for a Drawn Life”, “Astronomer”, which allows revealing the specifics and peculiarities of his individual style, which directly or indirectly may indicate some new trends in the artistic discourse. Contemporary Russian-language literature as one of the forms of Adyghe literature is subject to the mythological influence, which manifests itself at the level of meta-narrative, intertextuality. In his work, central existential motifs are embossed: the feeling of loneliness, absurdity, meaninglessness of existence, characteristic of Russian-speaking authors. The chronotope of A. Balkarov’s works is generally recognizable; the main characters are immersed in the space and time in which the author really resides. The principle of reliability is maintained even in the geographical location of objects, while toponymy is preserved. Accordingly, a feature of A. Balkarov’s individual style is heterotopy, which indicates the inclusion of real, genuine places in the art narrative. Given the insignificant elements of postmodern poetics, A. Balkarov’s artistic method is defined as neorealism, since the dominant feature of his work is the intense search for lost or disappearing universal values.