About Bibliocentrism of M. Yelizarov’s Novel 'Librarian'

Author: Ageeva G., Associate Professor of Library and Information Resources Department of N. P. Ogarev Mordovian State University, Candidate of Culture.
E-mail: ageevagm@rambler.ru

Annotation: Article continues a scale and inexhaustible theme 'Image of the book and library in fiction'. This time the attention of researchers was centred on M.Yelizarov’s postmodernist novel with the symbolic title 'Librarian'. The meanings which were put by the writer in mystic and fantastic treatment of the book and library are reconstructed. The attempt of explanation of 'key values' of the work from the positions of modern socio-cultural situation and development of literary and creative process was made. The author of the article comes to a conclusion that the perception of a phenomenon of book and an essence of library profession reflects outlook of several generations and is not beyond tradition, however doubtless interest is caused exactly by conceptual and style interpretation of ideas and images undertaken by the writer.

Key words: M. Yelizarov, bibliocentrism, Novel 'Librarian', outlook of generations, writer

Bibliography:

1. Елизаров М. Библиотекарь / М. Елизаров. — М.: Ад Маргинем Пресс, 2009. — 448 с.
2. Он же. Писатель или поэт не должен быть мудрым. Он должен уметь рассказать историю [беседа с писателем М. Елизаровым] // Захар Прилепин [Электронный ресурс]. — Режим доступа: http://www.zaharprilepin.ru

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