Interpretation as Self-Salvation. About Gniazdo światów (‘Nest of Worlds’) by M.S. Huberath Cover Image

Interpretacja jako samozbawienie. O Gnieździe światów M.S. Huberatha
Interpretation as Self-Salvation. About Gniazdo światów (‘Nest of Worlds’) by M.S. Huberath

Author(s): Piotr Gorliński-Kucik
Subject(s): Studies of Literature, Polish Literature
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: gnosis; dystopia; Polish prose; postmodernism; Marek S. Huberath;

Summary/Abstract: This article is an attempt to interpret the novel Gniazdo światów (Nest of Worlds) by Marek S. Huberath. Contrary to appearances, this novel does not fit into the science fiction convention, nor does it implement dystopian schemes without reservations. Instead, the novel uses a repertoire of postmodern tricks and emphasizes the cryptotheological background. These themes can be read through the reference to transhistoric, gnostic world-feeling, and hermetic speculation. Therefore, Huberath’s novel appears as a meta-dystopia from which self-salvation can be an appropriate interpretation of the world around us.

  • Issue Year: 2022
  • Issue No: 37
  • Page Range: 159-177
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Polish
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