Cevengur – roman al orfanilor sau distopie?
Tchevengur ‒ orphan novel or dystopia?
Author(s): Antoaneta OlteanuSubject(s): Novel, Russian Literature, Theory of Literature, Sociology of Literature
Published by: Editura Universităţii din Bucureşti
Keywords: Platonov; Tchevengur; distiopia; folk utopia; peasants; loneliness; social orphanage;
Summary/Abstract: The unfinished novel of Andrey Platonov, Tchevengur, remains one of the most intriguing pieces of soviet literature. Often interpreted as a dystopia, the novel opens to the reader as a composite book discussing the deepest problems of both Russian and Soviet Russia: mysticism, folk philosophy, men on the edge of society, original meanings of cooperation, self-support and devotion to nearest people. The paper is trying to analyze different approaches of the novel and to propose a different way of interpretation.
Journal: Romanoslavica
- Issue Year: XLVIII/2012
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 186-193
- Page Count: 8
- Language: Romanian