Abstract. Introduction. This article analyzes the concept of the author's “presenceˮ in a German-language work of art. The work examines the components of the text that contribute to the formation and comprehension of the author's image at the semantic level of the literary text. All components of a literary text, from the plot to the elements of writing, are determined by the conscious choice of the author according to his desire and idea. In a work of art, the image of the author is expressed through the author's consciousness, his philosophical model of the world and attitude to reality. Purpose: to interpret the linguistic and stylistic means of expressing the author's presence in dialogical situations containing a speech situation of lies. Materials and methods. The material for the research was the dialogical fragments of the speech situation of lies. The main layer of the analyzed literature consisted of novels of the XX–XXI centuries. Methods of semantic-stylistic and contextological analysis were used to analyze the material. The semantic method made it possible to analyze the semantic differences of lexemes in different contexts, the contextological method made it possible to analyze the author's conscious use of a certain linguistic unit, taking into account the speech situation. Research results, discussion. When reflecting his views, the author uses a variety of linguistic tactics and strategies, graphic and compositional means through which he encodes information. The image of the author in the role of the bearer of the idea of a work of art is reflected on two levels: superficial and semantic. The superficial level includes linguistic means that allow the reader to understand the author's position without resorting to the implicit meanings of the artistic components of the text. At a deep level, the author's concept of reality is realized through the implicit linguistic components, interpreted based on the context of the plot series, as well as through the co-creation of the recipient and the creator of the text. Conclusion. The results of the study showed that the author's versatility is actualized at all levels of the language – lexical, morphological and syntactic. Such an author's “polyphony” contributes to the expansion of the narrative capabilities of the work and the perception of the text through the prism of the author's world and reader's perception.