Аңдатпа
The article examines the issue of postcolonial trauma as a category of artistic representation based on the fiction of modern Kazakh writers Qabdesh Zhumadilov, Ramazan Tokhtarov, Magira Qozhakhmetova and Zhanar Abdishova. The phenomenon of the concept of "trauma" is taken into account; the historical background and artistic features of this method; the symptoms of trauma in the prose of these authors are noted and analyzed. Significant examples from world literature are given; the mental, ethnic, and historical differences of the "trauma symptom" in postcolonial Kazakh prose are emphasized. Based on the works of Jean-Martin Charcot, Pierre Janet, Josef Breuer, Sigmund Freud and other researchers, the theoretical and historical features of this category are revealed. The final purpose of the article is to distinguish postcolonial trauma as a kind of artistic device in modern Kazakh prose. The research uses historical-comparative, intercultural methods of analysis, which contribute to a comprehensive study of the theoretical foundations and mental, ethnic features of "literary trauma". As a result of the research, conclusions are drawn about the historical, ethnic, and mental features of postcolonial Kazakh prose. The importance of this artistic presentation as a subject of artistic interpretation of postcolonial historical and social trauma is noted. Postcolonial trauma is considered in the literature as a universal psychological factor. The study of this field contributes to the understanding of the theory of trauma in various aspects, contributes to the substantiation of distinctive approaches in artistry, and is used in educational and creative practice.