Аңдатпа
This article examines the representation of Kazakhstan in literary texts created outside its national borders. The research explores the theoretical differentiation between the concepts of the “Kazakh” and “Kazakhstani” texts, applying an imagological approach to analyze cultural identity and narrative positioning. The study focuses on two groups of authors: emigrant writers born in Kazakhstan and foreign writers who depict Kazakhstan from an external perspective. Through a comparative analysis of selected works, the article identifies key imagological markers, including spatial metaphors, cultural codes, and national stereotypes. Special attention is paid to the poetics of the “Kazakhstani text” as a sociocultural and artistic phenomenon. The methodology combines literary analysis, imagological theory, and statistical review of academic databases. The imagological approach to the study of the Kazakh text has significant analytical value, as it allows us to identify the complex interaction of internal national narratives with external images of Kazakhstan in the global literary context. The findings contribute to a broader understanding of Kazakhstan's literary image in global discourse. The article defines the Kazakh text as a tool for representing cultural identity in foreign literature