Приказки от тоталитарни времена
Tales of the Totalitarian Days
The Figure of Evil in the Fantasy Prose of Aleksandar Sharov
Author(s): Tetyana RyazantsevaContributor(s): Teodora Sedefcheva (Translator)
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Ukrainian Literature, Philology
Published by: Софийски университет »Св. Климент Охридски«
Keywords: fantasy; literature for children; evil; totalitarianism
Summary/Abstract: Aleksandar Sharov (born Sher Nurenberg 1909—1984), a Soviet Russian language writer, author of popular science and SF books, and tales for children. His fantasy prose focused on the formation of the individual, combines lyricism with irony and the notes of suspense (The Dandelion Boy and the Three Keys, 1969; Peaman and Simpleton, 1973; The Star Shepherd and Ninotchka, 1976; The Red-haired Girl with a Green Bow, 1977). The negative characters of these tales are derived from folklore, but their interpretation reflects the typical realities of life under a totalitarian regimes: longing for unlimited power, treason, cowardice, physical and mental pressure, propaganda, suppression of freedom of thought and creativity.
Journal: Филологически форум
- Issue Year: 4/2018
- Issue No: 1 (7)
- Page Range: 15-27
- Page Count: 13
- Language: Bulgarian