In the 1970s, a "new wave" of literature appeared. This literature was heterogeneous, and the authors were often united only by the chronology of the appearance of their works and the general desire to search for new artistic forms. Among the works of the "new wave" appeared books that began to be called "women's prose". But this phenomenon has not yet been studied, there is almost no critical literature, and more and more books appear on store shelves.
In the model library No. 13, a conversation took place - a discussion "Women's Faces of Russian Prose". Our regular readers, lovers of this genre of literature, took part in the discussion.
“Many lovers of a good book, having heard the phrase “women's prose”, will smile contemptuously - this is not ours, they say. We don't read this! And I had to read several new books that came to the library number 13, which can be attributed precisely to this category. And I have no regrets about the lost time!” - said our regular reader Biryukova O.G. and part of our conversation. Many participants of the discussion agreed with her opinion. They also shared what books of "women's prose" they read in recent times about what you liked and what you didn't.
Tokareva Victoria
Muravyova Irina
Stepnova Marina.
NESTEROVA (UMERENKOVA) Natalia
Vilmont Ekaterina
Melnikova Irina
Shilova Julia
Shcherbakova Galina
Kulikova Galina
Traub Maria
As you can see, modern women's prose is flourishing, it is rich in names, genres and publications. Perhaps we are exaggerating, but it seems to me that women's prose today is in an unprecedented flowering. It has grown to "great literature", has moved to a qualitatively new level and, of course, deserves the attention of the reader, not only female, but also male.
On March 4, a meeting of the club "The Enchanting Power of Art" was held on the topic "Women's Faces of Russian Prose". As part of the implementation of the innovative project "Medicine for the Soul", aimed at the rehabilitation of elderly and disabled citizens through bibliotherapy, a video lecture "Women's Faces of Russian Prose" was held in the day care department of the complex center for social services for the population.
The therapeutic effect of reading on the emotional and psychophysical state of a person has been scientifically proven. A skillfully selected book, like a medicine, through the images, feelings, thoughts that arise when reading it, can have a positive impact on the reader's well-being. Among the diversity literary trends women's prose, current, hallmark which is Her Majesty "Woman": the plot is connected with her fate, she is the author and the central heroine of the work. Having emerged in Russia in the 70s of the last century, "women's prose" immediately won the hearts of millions of the fair sex with a special world filled with fascinating stories about love, touching about life. With her appearance in the domestic sky, such stars as T. Tolstaya, L. Ulitskaya, G. Shcherbakova, D. Rubina lit up. According to one of the best authors of the new wave of literature E. Vilmont: “Women's prose heals. This is an easy read filled with humor, optimism, self-confidence. Reading that heals not only the soul, but also the heart.
Employees of the service department of the district library, who organized a video lecture hall, introduced its participants to the biography and work of the most widely read ladies of our country: V. Tokareva, T. Ustinova, N. Nesterova, E. Arsenyeva, E. Vilmont. The participants of the event were shown recordings of interviews with writers and their photographs. To this category of their users, librarians presented books by these masters of modern women's sentimental literature in the genres of a detective novel, historical, as well as love. At the end of the meeting, a festive quiz "Queens of Muses and Beauty" was held with those present.
You can’t draw in books - we are taught this from childhood. However, looking at artwork by Australian artist Loui Jover, you understand that there are exceptions to every rule, especially if we are talking not just about doodle caricatures, but about real works of art. The recipe for success is simple and complex at the same time: ink, old yellowed book pages and a pinch of inspiration is all it takes to create these vintage masterpieces.
Most often, Loui Jover paints women's faces: the special texture of book pages, black and white contrasts - exquisite minimalism helps to display a huge range of female feelings and experiences. This brings his work closer to the drawings of the Chinese artist, which we have already told our readers about.
Also, the artist is especially successful in depicting romantic scenes: the faceless silhouettes of couples in love seem to come to life and look very realistic. Drawings by Loui Jover are often “rainy”: drizzling sketches create a special atmospheric mood, and ink streaks look so much like a veil of rain, and on girlish faces - like involuntarily rolling tears.
A talented artist from Queensland explains the unusual concept of his work, saying that book pages are better than, for example, blank sheets of paper or parchment (recall that we have already written about ink illustrations created on parchment by the artist on our website Culturology.ru) . A bizarre combination of text, various fonts and graphics with ink drawings gives rise to a completely new meaning and some kind of far-fetched "backstory" to each image. In addition, the author tries to create light, literally airy pictures, hovering "above the text", so fleeting that "a gust of wind can blow them away at any moment."
