Epidemia niepamięci. Pomór Wałerija Szewczuka
An Epidemic of Oblivion: Valeriy Shevchuk’s Novel “The Plague”
Author(s): Marta ZambrzyckaSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Ukrainian Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego
Keywords: aleriy Shevchuk; epidemic; historical memory; post-totalitarian society; Ukrainian literature
Summary/Abstract: The article concerns the novel The Plague (1989) by Valeriy Shevchuk, in which the author explores the motif of epidemic. In the novel, the epidemic is a metaphor for the lack of historical and cultural memory caused by an oppressive political system. Presented as a form of cultural and national amnesia, it serves as background for reflection on the post-totalitarian heritage of contemporary Ukrainian society. Valeriy Shevchuk’s novel is based on historical documents, but it is not a work of literary realism, but rather a kind of morality play that deals with universal issues.
Journal: Slavica Wratislaviensia
- Issue Year: 177/2023
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 113-122
- Page Count: 10
- Language: Polish