Essay elements in the tale "The ballad of the prodigal son" BY V.A.Pyetzukh
The genre of the essay is not typical of Russian journalism and literature. It gains popularity at the end of XX century, since it draws attention of both writers and scholars. The essay presents a writer’s philosophical thoughts on a specific theme. A modern essay is a combination of different styles and genres. At the same time, it becomes natural to use techniques of essay when creating works of fiction. V.A. Pyetzukh, the famous Russian writer, often combines different genres. Well-known as an essayist, the author easily brings the device to the pages of the tale “The Ballad of the Prodigal Sonˮ. This is an attempt of V.A. Pyetzukh to share the thoughts that have come to his mind over the years. In the tale there are all known types of speech, a lot of generalizations, conclusions that is the feature of the essay. Natural colloquial speech is also employed by the author as an essay-like device.