Hybrid Principles in the Novel "Steamship to Argentina" by Alexei Makushinsky
This paper aims to investigate the novel “Steamship to Argentina” by Aleksei Makushinsky (2014) from the standpoint of hybrid theory. The key theoretical basis of the work is Mikhail Bakhtin’s term “hybrid construction” which is directly related to the polyphonic nature of the novel genre. From this position, the novel appears as a dialogue of voices and languages of the two main characters: the architect and the writer. The authors explore these voices and their interaction within specific grammatical utterances and conclude that they are linked to the stylistic features of the text and its formal properties. To describe Makushinsky’s unconventional syntax, the authors of this article introduce the term “architectural writing”.  The obtained results can be used for a deeper study of Aleksey Makushinsky’s creativity, as well as in studies of the idiostyle and aesthetic uniqueness of novels by other contemporary authors.