DOŚWIADCZENIE WOJNY W TWÓRCZOŚCI PROZATORSKIEJ I TEKSTACH WSPOMNIENIOWYCH IWANA PTASZNIKAUA (WYBRANE ZAGADNIENIA)

The main goal of the article is to present the experience of war in selected prose and memoir texts by the Belarusian writer Ivan Ptashnikau. The focus is primarily on the issue of autobiographism, through which the majority of his texts should be interpreted, as well as the key techniques and narrative strategies used to structure the wartime experience. The article also explores several dominant themes in Ptashnikau’s work, including the childhood lost to war, the metaphysical dimension, the deheroization of the wartime experience, and the role of memory in shaping post-war identity. Additionally, significant attention is given to the poetics of the texts and the way emotions and experiences are portrayed, serving as instruments for Ptashnikau to shape and interpret the wartime reality.