Intertextual Layers of the Story "The Branch" by S. Dovlatov

The article discusses intertextual strategies used by the author S. Dovlatov in the story "The Branch". The study is focused on revealing the intertextual dialogical connections in the work of the writer. The study goal is to demonstrate how the mechanism of self-citation works in the literary work. The analysis shows that autointertext is implemented in the story through the characters of the subplot.