Три лика мистической метапрозы

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Abstract: The monograph is a pioneering effort in literary criticism to show and analyze the Hesse-Nabokov-Bulgakov contact-typoligical parallel at the level of their similar philosophical-aesthetic problems and literary style (characters, genre, composition, narration etc.) Using the ‘peak’ works of the three writers: “The Steppenwolf”, “The Gift” and “The master and Margarita”, the author shows that in the «between-the-wars» period of the late 20ies and  30ies, there appeard a unique literary aesthetic phenomenon, namely, mystic metaprose with its stable set of specific criteria. And this phenomenon was common to both, Russian-language literature at home and abroad, and West European literary writings.

The book is addressed to a wide range of readers, from literary critics, university lecturers and students to anyone interested in Russian and West European fiction.

Keywords: H. Hesse, V. Nabokov, M. Bulgakov, “The Steppenwolf”, “The Gift”, “The master and Margarita”, mystical metafiction of 20th-Century, Russian literature of 20th-Century, West European literature of 20th-Century