INSTYTUT LITERATUROZNAWSTWA I JĘZYKOZNAWSTWA

Studia Filologiczne UJK

Philological Studies

ISSN 2300-5459 e-ISSN 2450-0380

 

 

Author Michał Baran
Title Settling with Polishness by Ziemowit Szczerek
Keywords Szczerek, Polishness, Ukraine, gonzo, Gombrowicz
Pages 211-219
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Volume 31

Summary

The theme of the paper are issues included in two books written by Ziemowit Szczerek – Przyjdzie Mordor i nas zje, czyli tajna historia Słowian which is a collection of reportages stylized on gonzo literature and road novel – Siódemka. The text presents a major problems of Szczerek’s output – Polish and Ukrainian relations during the postcolonial period and definition and redefinition of Polishness. What is more, the paper contains a synopsis of Witold Gombrowicz’s poetic of prose and its influence on modern writer.