BLOOD

BLOOD (Kan), a novel. Written in 1933–36 in two volumes. Author: D.Yulty. This sutobiographical work describes the inhuman essence of the First World War. The narration is conducted on behalf of Bulat, the main character of the novel who comes from a poor peasant family. The coming revolutionary events and the corres­ ponding mood of the masses are shown through the lives of soldiers of one batta­ lion. The author’s use of diary style and the construction of his narrative based on the frontline vs. the rear contrast reminds one of the social chronicle technique in writing. The novel is characterized by epic monu­ mentalism and skilful descriptions of the dynamics of the development of character of people in such situations. Literary trans­ lation into Russian lang carried out by N.L. Gasizov and S.Safiullin.