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3. The Trends in Chinese Literature of XX and XXI Centuries Issues of Far Eastern Literatures: Materials of the 11th International Scientific Cconference. June 27–29, 2024 46 sual, however, “Annals of Pingle” brings Yan Ge’s prose to a new level. Fictional features of this novel are based on smart postmodern parallels with classic Huaben novels, what can be seen in both, narrative and style. Keywords: Contemporary Chinese literature, female prose, Yan Ge, urban prose, dialect. Kurako Iuliia (Far Eastern Federal University), kurako_yus@dvfu.ru Narrative in Hu Shi’s “Autobiography at Forty”: “I” in the Mirror of Others Hu Shi’s “Autobiography at Forty” is recognized by Chinese researchers as one of the most repre- sentative examples of the genre of literary autobiography. In addition to the general genre features, it is characterized by a remarkable narrative strategy — events are selected in such a way as to reflect the formation of a personality in close connection with others. Hu Shi strives to create the image of a man who, from childhood, had a special inclination towards science and stood out among other people. Most of the events are related to reading: Hu Shi demonstrates the influence of the authors of the books he read on the formation of his own, confirming it with the intertextual inserts. In constructing the image of “I”, Hu Shi also compares himself with others: mother, classmates, teachers. Hu Shi includes each of the characters for a specific purpose — to show what skill or character trait he influenced, what thoughts he helped to come to. For each of the personalities introduced in the autobiography, the author draws a conclusion. From these conclusions emerges the dynamics of the entire work — the narration is divided on two parts: the beginning of the formation of character and ideas, and the ways of realizing these ideas. Masterfully using the retrospective depiction of events, Hu Shi often changes time plans within one chapter for decades, at the same time making jumps between locations. The author connects all events with the present time, conducts continuous communication with the reader from the position of his current self. In the autobiography, despite some inconsistency in the narrative, there can be traced clear cause-and-effect relationships, while the events serve only as a background for the interaction of the protagonist with other characters. The inner “I” appears as a reflection of the external environment, which allows Hu Shi to take a more objective look at his personality, and also to emphasize his private life as an intrinsic value. Keywords: Chinese literary autobiography, Hu Shi, narrative, self-image, otherness. Kuznetsova Maria (Far Eastern Federal University), kuznetcova.mi@dvfu.ru From Early Stories to «Autobiography»: Some Aspects of the Evolution of Shen Congwen’s Autobiographical Narrative Autobiographism is one of the most important features of the works of the modern Chinese writer Shen Congwen (1902–1988). In the early period of Shen’s creative writing (mid-1920s) the main constants of his autobiographical narrative were outlined, autobiographical characters, images and motives were woven into a fictional narrative, reappeared fromwork to work, created a network of intertextual intersections. However, not only Shen Congwen’s biography spread through his early short stories, but also many autobiographical elements found in early works were further used by Shen when creating his «Autobiography» (1932). In this landmark work the writer not only consolidates the basic constants of his autobiographical narrative that appeared in his early short stories, but also brings them to a new stage of reflection. The study of Shen Congwen’s «Autobiography» in the context of his early works made it possible to identify its multi-level connection with some of Shen’s short stories of the 1920s, to highlight the most important autobiographical