Memories as the Articulation of Being in Vladimir Besleaga’s Novels Cover Image

Amintirile ca rostire a ființei în romanele lui Vladimir Beșleagă
Memories as the Articulation of Being in Vladimir Besleaga’s Novels

Author(s): Nadejda Ivanov
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Theory of Literature
Published by: Institutul de Filologie Română „Bogdan Petriceicu-Hasdeu”
Keywords: involuntary memory; memories; being; characters; the labyrinth of consciousness;

Summary/Abstract: This article analyzes the problem of recovering personal and cultural identity of the characters in Vladimir Besleaga's novels Zbor frânt (Broken Flight) and Viața și moartea nefericitului Filimon (The Life and Death of the Unfortunate Filimon). The main role in the journey of self-search belongs to the involuntary memory and intuition, which drive the protagonists through a series of events, the ones from the bitter, disturbing past, to finally discovering the magical dimension of childhood, revealing mysteries about one's own split up destiny. Memories and the anamnesis process represent, therefore, the divine act of restoring the primordial world, of uttering the being and resurrecting the mankurt to the conscious, free and full life. Beyond the hostile reality of the regime, both Isai and Filimon reveal unique experiences and feelings from the labyrinth of their own consciousness, which bring them closer to the essence of existence.

  • Issue Year: 2021
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 26-37
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: English, Romanian