Narrative structure of Dina Rubina's novel "Leonardo's handwriting"

The article is devoted to the analysis of the narrative structure of the novel «Leonardo's Handwriting» by the modern writer Dina Rubina. It examines the basic concepts of narratology (author, narrator, subject of speech, etc.) based on the works of B.O.Korman, V. Schmid. Scientific novelty lies in the analysis and definition of the functions of a complex system of narrative units in the text which is studied. The novel "Leonardo's Handwriting" is characterized by different ways of organizing the narrative space, each of which performs an important function for the perception of the novel. The author of the article classifies the chapters of the novel in terms of their narrative structure, analyzes individual episodes of the novel in which narrators are identified, reveals cases of intersection of narrators in a narrow narrative space and events that are considered from the point of view of different narrators. As a result of the study, it was determined that the narrative structure of Dina Rubina's novel «Leonardo's Handwriting» is complex and polyphonic, which allows performing many functions that are important for a work of art (revealing characters, indicating the concept of the novel, etc.).