The image of a “Superfluous Man” in the context of the problems in the novel “Snow” by Orhan Pamuk
Journal Title: UNKNOWN - Year 2016, Vol 3, Issue
Abstract
The article analyses the famous novel “Snow” by Orhan Pamuk from atypical positions: the protagonist, a Turkish dissident and poet Ka, is interpreted as a continuation of the type known in Russian classic literature as a “Superfluous Man”. The paper considers attribute symptoms of a “Superfluous Man”. The hypothesis is confirmed by Orhan Pamuk’s allusions on the works by Pushkin, Turgenev, Dostoevsky, and Pasternak. The author marks the socio-political parallels between Turkey and Russia emerged in the reader's perception.
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Evgeny Vladimirovich Nikolsky
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