![]() ![]() The references to Bob Dylan’s “Tarantula” in M. A specific place among such texts is taken by Bob Dylan’s novel “Tarantula” published in Russian in 1991. ![]() The mention of rare, little-known texts becomes the sign of the author’s orientation to underground literature. The understanding of the implication created by the references to other texts (it is generally rock music and fantasy or science fiction literature) allows the reader to join the fiction world of the novel too. Being socially isolated, the teenage characters create their special world filling it with the cultural senses. The constantly arising quotes in the fiction world of the novel create a peculiar cultural code which is common for all main characters. Petrosyan’s novel “The Gray House”, whose title is already a quote from the famous children’s poem (Russian: “Dom, v kotorom.”, literally: “The House, In Which.”), abounds with the quotes and reminiscences. ![]()
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