Voice and frames in Soviet Nenets' Auto/Biographies

This article explores the narrative and metalinguistic devices used by two Nenets writers, Nikolaj Vylka and Anton Pyrerka, in the auto/biographical novels they wrote in the Soviet Union in the 1930s. Focusing on narrator roles and voices, the article argues that despite the overarching programme of...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:European Journal of Life Writing
Main Author: Lukin, Karina
Other Authors: Department of Cultures, Faculty Common Matters (Faculty of Arts), Folklore Studies
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: VU University Library 2021
Subjects:
6160 Other humanities
folkloristics
Nenets
indigenous
literature
Soviet literature
socialist realism
nenets
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10138/324944
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Summary:This article explores the narrative and metalinguistic devices used by two Nenets writers, Nikolaj Vylka and Anton Pyrerka, in the auto/biographical novels they wrote in the Soviet Union in the 1930s. Focusing on narrator roles and voices, the article argues that despite the overarching programme of socialist realism, the writers creatively used available linguistic resources to build socialist plots and frames in their novels. However, their choices differ considerably, reflecting their divergent ideas about the relationship between pre- and post-Soviet Nenets culture. Peer reviewed

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