The unusual work of the modern writer Alexander Vladimirovich Karasev, the author of "Chechen Stories", attracts increased attention and finds a response in the hearts of fans.
The writer’s first story was published when his author was already thirty. By that time, Karasev already had work experience in areas unrelated to literature, two higher educations and military service.
Childhood and youth
Alexander Vladimirovich was born into the family of an engineer in Krasnodar, in 1971. In childhood, the boy did not even think about a writing career.
He later admitted that it is difficult to imagine that the boy likes to display letters. He craves activity. Therefore, Karasev does not believe in conversations about the desire to write from an early age.
At different times, the future writer was engaged in the sale of real estate, was a machinist of pumping plants, and mounted radio equipment. Alexander managed to visit a construction worker, a bakery worker, as an auxiliary.
He worked as a security guard and as a sales assistant. From 1989 to 1992, the writer served in the reconnaissance and landing company. The writer knows firsthand about the war. He participated in the Chechen conflict.
The war did not cripple him, but became an impulse for making life observations. Reading Karasev always loved. He possessed the gift of speech freely. But he did not want to write artwork until he was twenty-five years old.
Then the dream was to write a novel. Only without practicing the style and syllable on small forms did the attempt fail. Neither a good idea, nor elements of a detective story, nor a love line helped. A few rather unconvincing pages - and the work was forgotten.
Vocation Search
Once in Chechnya, the future prose writer felt an urgent need to describe everything that was happening. Lieutenant Karasev commanded a platoon. In early 2000, he was promoted to senior lieutenant.
In the diary of the deceased co-worker, who fell into his hands, Alexander began to write down office notes and his own thoughts, to describe military life. These notes then served as the basis for future stories.
After the accumulated impressive number of works and sketches, Karasev decided to start sending out literary magazines. In 2003 in October appeared his story about a provincial girl, ready for any humiliation for the sake of the concept of love she created. It was called the work "Natasha".
The realism of the characters depicted, the simplicity of the plot and the complexity of the alloy of emotions attracted attention to the debutant journalist. This was followed by works in "Friendship of Peoples", "New World", "Ural", "Neva".
Currently, the writer has more than twenty publications in well-known publications and two published books. The author chose not only military prose.
He writes about ordinary people of difficult times. In each of his works, Karasev finds the best way for his expression.
He conveys deep thoughts to the reader in long and concise texts. The author explains his choice of stories with a special type of energy.
It’s easier to take the height with a single jerk than to systematically and for a long time build a story, to weave disparate storylines.
The stories
The author wrote his first story "Bookmark" in May 1999. In the style of the writer, maximum concentration, rejection of many details, lack of lyrical digressions. He is honest with the reader. The works are distinguished by vivid dynamism, a clear authorial position based on life experience and a value system.
Life is the main thing. According to the technique, Karasev is called an impressionist. He captures life in its smallest manifestations. However, the seeming simplicity of each of the stories has a great meaning. All have their own hero.
For the work of Karasev, the images of military men and ordinary guys, but connected with military affairs, are characteristic. Heroes are not perfect, they are living people with their defeats and victories, weaknesses and strength. They have their own "cockroaches."
All are capable of error, but they act as whole individuals, as life itself suggests. So, the hero of Starfall Victor is unsociable and sarcastic, almost always gloomy. It does not immediately deserve the favor of the reader. The hero looks down on everyone, despite his small stature. But Victor without hesitation stands in defense of the one who needs his help.
Captain Fryazin from “Queen”, like Victor, during an unexpected attack shows his best qualities. This is a true hero for the writer.
