Published: 2020-11-23

Polish Contemporary Prose and the Holocaust – Educational Opportunities Granted by Fiction

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Section: Articles and Studies
https://doi.org/10.31261/NoZ.2020.06.21

Abstract

The article contains considerations regarding memory of the Holocaust in Polish contemporary prose and analyses the arguments for and against fictitious representations of the
Shoah. The author discusses the changes in treating fiction which narrates the history of Jewish people during the Second World War – from works of fiction published after the war (e.g. Wielki Tydzień by Jerzy Andrzejewski) to popular thrillers written in the 21st century. The main part of this article is devoted to a novel Tworki written by Marek Bieńczyk in 1999, telling a story of young people – Poles and Jews – employed in a mental hospital during German occupation. The novel was at the centre stage of discussion about relationship between fiction and the Shoah theme, yet the author of the article argues that it may serve as an important stepping stone in exemplifying history. This literary vision of the Holocaust (defined as “pastoral thriller”) shows educational possibilities of fiction.

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Czyżak, A. (2020). Polish Contemporary Prose and the Holocaust – Educational Opportunities Granted by Fiction. Narracje O Zagładzie [Narrations of the Shoah], (6), 372–388. https://doi.org/10.31261/NoZ.2020.06.21

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No. 6 (2020)
Published: 2020-11-23


ISSN: 2450-4424
eISSN: 2451-2133

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Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego | University of Silesia Press

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