REFLECTION OF DECOLONIAL CONSCIOUSNESS IN M. MAGAUIN’S NOVEL “THE KYPCHAK BEAUTY”

Abstract

The article offers an in-depth analysis of M. Magauin’s novel The Kypchak Beauty from postcolonial and decolonial perspectives. It examines how the novel addresses colonial heritage, national identity, historical memory, cultural resistance, and ambivalent consciousness. Through textual analysis, the study reveals how the work challenges colonial stereotypes, power relations, and cultural oppression. Particular attention is given to epistemic hierarchies and the position of Kypchak-era badizder (sculptural art) within the colonial system of values. The protagonist’s liberation from the colonial matrix of power is interpreted as a chronotopic transition, while alternative epistemology enables the construction of critical national knowledge at both thematic and artistic levels. The characters’ psychological portraits, colonial consciousness, and resistance strategies are examined through Frantz Fanon’s theory of the psychopathology of colonised peoples, Walter Mignolo’s concept of the colonial matrix of power, and Ann Dobie’s postcolonial framework. The study identifies an inferiority complex among the characters and explores its possible transformation through historical archetypes. The findings demonstrate that the novel’s characters function as narrative instruments in the struggle for freedom and human dignity. The study also highlights literature’s transformative role in reshaping narratives of trauma, resistance, and solidarity in the postcolonial era.