Contemporary Russian-Israeli Literature by the Example of Dennis Sobolev’s Novel Legends of Mount Carmel. Fourteen Stories about Love and Time Cover Image

Współczesna literatura rosyjsko-izraelska na przykładzie powieści Dennisa Soboleva Legendy góry Karmel. Czternaście historii o miłości i czasie
Contemporary Russian-Israeli Literature by the Example of Dennis Sobolev’s Novel Legends of Mount Carmel. Fourteen Stories about Love and Time

Author(s): Mirosława Michalska-Suchanek
Subject(s): Novel, Russian Literature, Eastern Slavic Languages, Post-War period (1950 - 1989), Theory of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: Dennis Sobolev; Russian-language literature in Israel; deminorization;

Summary/Abstract: The great aliyah influenced the nature of Russian-language literature in Israel at the end of 1980s and the beginning of 1990s. Not only did it increase the number of creators writing in Russian, but it also became a potential that changed the nature of the latest Russian-Israeli literature. The basis for its evolution is the process of deminorization (the concept of Roman Katsman). It reveals itself mainly (though not only) in the revision of the subjects that have been covered hitherto – literature expands the spectrum of the world view and aims towards universalism; it becomes ambiguous, filled with philosophical thought, metaphysics and mysticism. Evolution is revealed not only in the content-ideological layer, but also in the composition of works. The character of the latest Russian-Israeli literature perfectly reflects the work of Dennis Sobolev, especially his second novel, Legends of Mount Carmel. Fourteen Stories about Love and Time.

  • Issue Year: 14/2019
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 203-217
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish