Między buntem a ucieczką. Źródła absurdu w opowiadaniu Władimira Sorokina Nastia

Abstract

The main purpose of the analysis performed in this article is to point out the presence of an element of the absurd in Vladimir Sorokin's works. The subject of interpersonal relations absurdity is a relevant aspect of Sorokin's story Nastia. The author's creation refers to the motive of the nonsensical feast also known from Sorokin's other stories. Consumption of a human body described in Nastia does not have any argumentation or justification. To highlight the absurdity of individual – sanguinary society relation Sorokin reaches for literary devices like: satire, hyperbola, irony and even grotesque.