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Poetics of Authenticity by Burenius, Axel

“…This thesis examines the development of Aleksievich’s complex aesthetics in the context of the documentary tradition in Russian and Soviet culture, including her engagement with such prominent predecessors in the literary canon as Fedor Dostoevskii, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Varlam Shalamov, and Ales’ Adamovich. I argue that Aleksievich’s continuous insistence on the ‘truth’ and ‘authenticity’ of her work is central to her thinking and writing. …”
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