Боль памяти в повести Юрия Трифонова Другая жизнь
Painful memory in Yuri Trifov’s Another life

Summary/Abstract: The motives of memory and pain are the key motives in Yuri Trifonov’s Another life. The main character of the story “accumulates memory” that is very important ability for Trifonov. A deep and honest analysis of the past allows her to understand herself and her dead spouse better. The heroine at the same time acts as the one who evaluates the past and the one who is valued; she makes an accurate diagnosis of her soul’s disease and understands the reason of the discord with her husband. The pain of loss, which permeates memories, allows her to learn how to understand the Other, and makes her free from mental blindness and impatience. Deep reasoning, introspection and the hard work of memory bring the heroine deliverance from the past. On the one hand, Trifonov makes his heroine feel the destructive force of time; on the other hand, the active work of memory allows her to realize and accept the past, giving the heroine the hope to start another life.

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