Female protagonists of the “lost generation” (based on contemporary Russian prose) Cover Image

Bohaterki „straconego pokolenia” (na materiale współczesnej prozy rosyjskiej)
Female protagonists of the “lost generation” (based on contemporary Russian prose)

Author(s): Martyna Z. Kowalska
Subject(s): Cultural history
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: generation of the 2000s; millennials; lost generation; Irina Bogatyreva; Olga Breininger; Kristina Gepting; Anna Nemzer
Summary/Abstract: The article discusses the situation of female protagonists depicted in the prose of contemporary Russian women authors (Olga Breininger, Kristina Gepting, Anna Nemzer and Irina Bogatyreva). It analyses the category of the new “lost generation” (“generation of the 2000s”) from the perspective of literary studies as well as the sociological aspects that influence the concept of loss with regard to the millennial generation.

  • Page Range: 177-191
  • Page Count: 15
  • Publication Year: 2022
  • Language: Polish