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The Image of Trotsky in Saul Bellow’s Works: The Dialectical Fabric of Fact and Fiction

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Bronich Marina K., Nizhny Novgorod State Linguistic University named after N. A. Dobrolyubov
Abstract: 

The paper explores the correlation between biography, history and fiction in Saul Bellow’s early works. Regarding the image of Trotsky that persistently appears in his books, the presented analysis identifies a range of narrative devices that help transpose fact into fiction, such as framing (story inside a story), counterpoint construction, and deliberately subjective perception of historical events.

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Received: 
29.08.2018
Accepted: 
01.12.2018
Available online: 
25.02.2019
Published: 
25.02.2019