SUN-TZU "THE ART OF WAR" AS ART OF SURVIVAL IN NOVEL "KING RAT" BY J. CLAVEL
Borisov Anatolii Mikhailovich
Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University
Abstract. The article considers the autobiographical novel "King Rat", which is little-known for domestic readers, created by the American writer James Clavel (1924-1994). The theme of captivity in literature, especially in the first decades after the Second World War, was taboo in some countries including America. The fates of the individuals and entire countries at a critical stage are of interest for Clavel. The influence of the ancient Chinese military treatise "The Art of War" on his creative work and the reception of the great Chinese Sun Tzu is quite natural.
Key words and phrases: роман-исповедь, неизвестная война, метафорическая параллель "люди-крысы", эволюция героя, литературный импрессионист, Сунь-Цзы "Искусство войны", novel-confession, unknown war, metaphorical parallel "people-rat", evolution of hero, literary impressionist, Sun-Tzu "The Art of War"
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