The Origins of the Personal Type of Narrative in D. N. Mamin-Sibiryak’s Shorter Prose

Based on D. N. Mamin-Sibiryak’s shorter prose (essays, stories), the author distinguishes various types of narrative, i.e. first and third person narration a personal type narration. In several stories essay type, special markers presence narrator stand out expressed in characteristic motifs admiration, interest, curiosity. The proves that during period so-called “second debut” (1881–1882), Mamin began with development form narrator, most genre essay, gradually switched to auctorial typical already story assuming an objective author. It is also noted narration, successfully mastered device non-personal direct speech, or speech interference character author, which brings us rudimentary forms “personal” narrative. From about mid-1880s, tendency towards narrative became apparent, noticeable Korobkin, Doctor Osokin’s Amendment Simply, focus state split consciousness who finds himself situation “man front mirror” (M. M. Bakhtin) acts as subject cognition. works same (stories Between Us, Old Fife, others) emerges clearly, continues logically 1900s (Influenza. Monologue, A Dumpling Blot). writer pays attention relationship between stereotyped nickname imposed him, certain “foreign” word-nomination, leads increase act self-awareness intensification Finally, article concludes point view structure Mamin-Sibiryak emergence new form, “monologue” “diary”, well aesthetic potential receptive poetics, reveals points convergence variation Chekhov’s “discovery story”.