THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY IN THE WORKS OF GEROLD BELGER

Abstract

In the article the features of a genre of the art autobiography on the example of the novel of the Kazakh writer Herald Belger «Wanderer’s home» are researched. The signs of autobiographical art prose at the level of plot, compositions, chronotope, system of characters of the work are revealed. According to the authors of the article, interaction of elements of documentary and artistry make individual style of the writer, define specifics of his creativity. In the article the conclusion that the art autobiography represents a special genre in literature is formulated. The authors of the article consider that the work based on the documentary facts from the writer’s life which turn into artistic characters and become not only the subject, but also the object of the character should be referred to such a genre. The degree of documentation or artistry of the autobiographical text is defined by the level of deviation of the literary character created in the work from the real author’s character.