Portrety novoho stolìttja : Pošuky ìdentyčnostì krìz’ pìznannja mìsc’ ì mìst

KUZNIETSOVA, Krystyna. Portrety novoho stolìttja : Pošuky ìdentyčnostì krìz’ pìznannja mìsc’ ì mìst (Portraits of the New Century : Search for Identity through Knowledge of Places and Cities). In Pospíšil, Ivo. Střední Evropa včera a dnes : proměny koncepcí III. 1st ed. Brno: Jan Sojnek - Galium, 2022, p. 93-111. Střední Evropa včera a dnes: proměny koncepcí III. ISBN 978-80-88296-16-4.

Basic information

• Original name: Portrety novoho stolìttja : Pošuky ìdentyčnostì krìz’ pìznannja mìsc’ ì mìst
• Name in Czech: Portréty nového století : Hledání identity skrz poznání míst a měst
• Name (in English): Portraits of the New Century : Search for Identity through Knowledge of Places and Cities
• Authors: KUZNIETSOVA, Krystyna (804 Ukraine, guarantor, belonging to the institution).
• Edition: 1. vyd. Brno, Střední Evropa včera a dnes : proměny koncepcí III, p. 93-111, 19 pp. Střední Evropa včera a dnes: proměny koncepcí III, 2022.
• Publisher: Jan Sojnek - Galium

Other information

• Original language: Ukrainian
• Type of outcome: Chapter(s) of a specialized book
• Field of Study: 60206 Specific literatures
• Country of publisher: Czech Republic
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• Publication form: printed version "print"
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14210/22:00126046
• Organization unit: Faculty of Arts
• ISBN: 978-80-88296-16-4
• Keywords (in Czech): moderní próza, Anna Cima, Viktorija Amelina, identita
• Keywords in English: modern prose; Anna Cima; Viktoriya Amelina; identity
• Tags: rivok
• Tags: Reviewed

Abstract

U stattì my zoseredylysja na prozì ostannìch rokìv CHCHÌ stolìttja, obravšy dlja porìvnjannja dva cìlkom vìdmìnnì romany, avtorky jakych šče ne vstyhly potrapyty na storìnky lìteraturoznavčych monohrafìj ì pìdručnykìv. Jak ì v poperednìch vypadkach jtymet’sja skorìše pro heneracìjnu blyz’kìst’ u čes’kìj ta ukrajins’kìj lìteraturach, oskìl’ky sučasne pokolìnnja vse bìl’še turbuje podìbna problematyka, odnak pys’mennyky po-rìznomu pìdchodjat’ do napysannja svojich tvorìv. Varto zaznačyty, ščo spìl’nymy tendencìjamy dlja bahat’och romanìv s’ohodennja je važlyvìst’ zobražennja detalej – sučasnomu avtorovì často ne dostatn’o korotko opysaty vulycju, na jakìj vìdbuvajut’sja podìji joho rozpovìdì, adže švydkoplynnìst’ ì mìnlyvìst’ modernoho svìtu zmušuje utočnyty, jakì mahazyny tam znachodylysja, jakì kol’ory prykrašaly cju vulycju, jakì zapachy tam vytaly, jak odjahalysja žytelì c’oho mìsta, jakymy buly jichnì oblyččja – vse do neznačnych detalej. Ne menš važlyvu rol’ u sučasnìj prozì vìdìhraje mìsto, ne lyše v stanovlennì duševnoho svìtohljadu, psychìčnoho stanu ljudyny ta bačennì jiji sebe u seredovyščì mìsta jak skladovoji socìumu, ale takož j ìdentyfìkacìji osobystoji ta nacìonal’noji. U novomu stolìttì mìsto peretvorylosja na postìjnoho ta nezmìnnoho personaža romanìv, na element bez jakoho lìteraturnì postatì ne možut’ ìsnuvaty (takì sobì «chvorì mìstom»), mìsto jich nadychaje, vono podìbno do psychìčnoho rozladu: v odnu myt’ dodaje syly j natchnennja, a potìm zavodyt’ u labìrynt postìjnych pošukìv ì nepevnostej, takym čynom probudžujučy to zachoplennja ì zbudžennja, to nenavyst’ ì vìdčuženìst’. Roman «Ja prokynusja na Šìbuji» čes’koji pys’mennycì Anny Cìmy zoseredžujet’sja na pìznannì sebe krìz’ ìnšu kul’turu. Anna Cìma zachopylasja Japonìjeju pìslja podorožì u sìmnadcjat’ rokìv, roman napysala vže budučy studentkoju japonìstyky. Na storìnkach debjutnoji knyhy molodoji čes’koji avtorky my znajdemo mìstyčnì elementy, retrospektyvy do mynuloho krìz’ teksty japons’koho pys’mennyka počatku CHCH stolìttja, kìl’ka spočatku nezaležnych sjužetnych lìnìj, jakì v kìncì romanu bezsumnìvno perepletut’sja – populjarnyj u sučasnìj čes’kìj prozì metod, jakyj buv metaforyčno poznačenyj jak «kubyk Rubìka».

Abstract (in English)

The article pays attention to the latest novels and the search for self-reflection by getting to know new places and cities where the characters live. For this purpose, the novels Home for Dom by Ukrainian authoress Viktoriya Amelina and I'll Wake up in Shibuya by the Czech Anna Cima. Home for Dom is one of many similar works which, in today's world, deal with the topic of looking into the past, and the formation of national consciousness through a foreign culture. People of no self-identification have been visited in their world: they are not aware of their origin and kin, their identity is that of a Soviet Union citizen and therefore artificial. Made to live in a city with a different culture, that Soviet identity becomes superfluous at the turn of the 20th century. In the Czech novel, the process of trying to understand oneself occurs through a confrontation with another nation's culture, including its language and literature. The two mentioned novels may help the youngest generation of readers grasp their identity. Incessant searching for oneself by way of other worlds, other cities and other people is probably the only feature that current Ukrainian and Czech literature have in common: it is likely to be a matter of generational closeness. All the rest is very different and the reasons for this are to be found in the past, namely in the history and traditions of each nation. It is evident that the young generation of writers increasingly tends to deal with personal problems, and individualism prevails in their writing. However, Ukrainian authors much more often interfere in the social sphere, and thus their writing reflects the socio-political aspect of life in greater degree, which makes one look for national identity signs in Ukrainian prose.