Narrating Identity : Identity Construction and Fragmentation in German Sadulaev’s Ja – čečenec! and Šalinskij rejd
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Data di Pubblicazione:
2021
Citazione:
Narrating Identity : Identity Construction and Fragmentation in German Sadulaev’s Ja – čečenec! and Šalinskij rejd / V. Marcati (EURASIATICA). - In: Armenia, Caucaso e Asia Centrale : Ricerche 2021 / [a cura di] D. Artoni, C. Frappi, P. Sorbello. - [s.l] : Edizioni Ca' Foscari, 2021. - pp. 163-182 [10.30687/978-88-6969-550-6/008]
Abstract:
The collapse of the Soviet Union and the Chechen wars were for German Sadulaev, a writer of Chechen origin, the starting point for a broad reflection on identity and nationality in the post-Soviet era. This paper aims to scrutinise how issues related to identity are addressed in two works by the author, the collection of short stories Ja – čečenec! [I Am a Chechen, 2006] and the novel Šalinskij rejd [The Raid on Shali, 2010]. Specific attention is paid to the role that narratives play in the considered works. In this respect, the paper first considers ethnicity/nationality as a narrative construct. Then, it deals with fragmentation of identity self-narrative as the consequence of the collapse of the Soviet Union. Finally, it considers the act of narrating as an attempt to hold together collective and personal identities.
Tipologia IRIS:
03 - Contributo in volume
Keywords:
German Sadulaev; Post-Soviet Literature; Russophone Literature; Chechnya; Nationalism; Collective Memory; Trauma and Memory Studies; Postcolonial Studies
Elenco autori:
V. Marcati
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Titolo del libro:
Armenia, Caucaso e Asia Centrale : Ricerche 2021