THE NARRATIVE STRUCTURE IN S.SEIFULLIN'S NOVEL "TAR ZHOL, TAIGAK KESHU"
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.55808/1999-4214.2026-1.16Keywords:
memoir novel, narratology, narrative, accuracy of data, narrator, historical event, method of narration, focalization, artistic imageAbstract
This article theoretically differentiates the concept of narrative, which defines the narrative nature of works of art, analyzes the features of the narrative structure using the example of memoir prose in Kazakh literature, in particular, in the memoir novel by S. Seifullin "A Hard Road, A Perilous Journey". Such elements of narrative as classical structure, the concept of narrator, levels of narration and time system are considered, as well as the role of a limited narrator in the work, methods of monologue, flashback, author's position and the connection of subjective narration are revealed. This analysis determines the nature of the memoir genre, that is, the specifics of the intertwining of the tarhic Tale and the artistic narrative. The article also provides a comparative analysis of S. Mukanov's work "The School of Life", showing the similarities and peculiarities of narrative approaches in both works.
The research is based on the works of scientists dealing with the narrative problem of Kazakh literary criticism, demonstrating the relationship between theory and practice. The interrelation of narratology and the genre of memoirs is ranked, the narrative approaches of the memoirist are analyzed. The work reveals narrative approaches, the author's subjective approach and artistic solution to public manifestations, and the picturesque nature of the historical period. The author's manner of narration in a memoir novel, the transformation of personalities into literary images, the assessment of historical events of that period, the influence of narrative on mood, place and structural specificity of the novel in literature, retrospect, chronological system is also studied. The interrelation of narratology and the genre of memoirs is ranked, the narrative approaches of the memoirist are analyzed.
The interrelation of narratology and the genre of memoirs is ranked, the narrative approaches of the memoirist are analyzed. The work reveals narrative approaches, the author's subjective approach and artistic solution to public manifestations, and the picturesque nature of the historical period. The author's manner of narration in a memoir novel, the transformation of personalities into literary images, the assessment of historical events of that period, the influence of narrative on mood, place and structural specificity of the novel in literature, retrospect, chronological system is also studied.
