Prostorske strukture v avtobiografskih delih jugoslovanskih pisateljic 20. in 30. let 20. stoletja

In the focus of comparative study are four autobiographical works Yugoslav female writers. The book Moja pota [My Way, 1933] by Marija Kmet (1891–1974) is written in Slovenian; Ein Mensch wird [By Myself] Alma Karlin (1889–1950) was created 1931 German and published only 2010 Slovenian translation Sama . autobiogra- phical novel Kamen na cesti [A Stone on Road, 1937] Croatian writer Jurić Zagorka (1873–1957) prijateljica Friend, 1920] author Zofka Kveder (1878–1926) also explored. texts inevitably turns to so-called extratextual real- ity, writers’ biographies. lives these authors born Austria–Hungary were different. German-speaking Slovene became a traveller around world. first professional worked as magazine editor, lived different cities, wrote three languages (Slovenian, Croatian, German). Maria teacher all her life. most widely read time lands journalist. At same time, their experience reflected reveals much common. writers often changed place residence. subject research spatial structures texts. works, there specific spatiotemporal relations: history formation personality (the biographical time) connected with expansion space. First, an character perceives space room (for ex- ample, nursery), then whole house. He or she makes various trips; auto- biographies spaces educational institutions described. As characters mature, expand multiply. mode narration under consideration deter- mined texts, which individual–collective dichotomy pre- sent. With uniqueness each human biography, life paths reveal similar stages, category On one hand, many autobiographies, locus communis one’s home, school, places for children’s games walks, workplace). other geography move- ments across always unique. similarity some motifs Kmet, Karlin, Kveder, Za- gorka can be explained genre topics general historical events (World War I, collapse Austria–Hungary) well gender specificity (a big city gives woman at beginning 20th century possibilities self-realization, expands social sphere but it dangerous her, full temptations).