At the Breezes of Warming and Chilling--Core Themes and Stylistic Features of Soviet Novels in the "Thaw" Period

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Features: This is a monograph on Soviet fiction during the "Thaw" period (Khrushchev's reign). Dr. Wang Lidan employs socihistorical and ontological criticism methods to conduct a meticulous and in-depth exploration of Soviet fiction during this era, fundamentally analyzing key issues such as the core themes of literary creation, the subject matter, genres, and narrative changes in fiction. With humanism as its core ideology, the period's fiction manifests the dialectical relationships between "man and the state," "man and war," and "man and nature" through forms such as "documentary novels," "rural novels," "concentration camp-themed novels," and "trench-truth novels." This constitutes the fundamental characteristic of Soviet fiction during the Thaw period. The transition from traditional omniscient narration to limited narration is a significant feature of the period's narrative style. To a certain extent, this book fills gaps in the study of Russian and Soviet literary history and holds a high academic level.