современная проза

This article provides a description of the ways in which other people’s speech is conveyed in modern and classical prose on the material of the collections of novels Dark Alleys by I.A. Bunin and Foggy Alleys by A. I. Slapovsky. The focus is on several ways: direct speech constructions, free direct speech, and dialogue. This choice is due to the fact that precisely these ways most clearly demonstrate the features of modern prose.

The article considers the problem of auto-psychologism in the oeuvre of Zakhar Prilepin, some psychological features that the writer shares with his characters are identified. The research uses the material of the early novels by Prilepin The Pathologies, Sankya, Sin, which introduce the first stage of the author’s creative development.