Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
1104227 Russian Literature 2007 12 Pages PDF
Abstract

This paper explores the organic as opposed to the artificial in Bitov's works. The latter is often subjected to irony – in the case of the hero-narrator, to self-irony. Bitov's skepticism often leads to the unmasking of seemingly attractive places and characters. Nevertheless in Bitov's work we can detect a distinctly positive strain, a sincere striving towards organicity and authenticity.

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