Exotic and Scandalous. On the Reception of Petra Hůlová’s Literary Work in Poland (And the Role of a Publisher) Cover Image

Exotika a skandál. O recepci tvorby Petry Hůlové v Polsku (a roli nakladatele)
Exotic and Scandalous. On the Reception of Petra Hůlová’s Literary Work in Poland (And the Role of a Publisher)

Author(s): Anna Maślanka
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature
Published by: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci
Keywords: Petra Hůlová; Czech literature; Czech literature in Poland; literary translation; publisher; literary field

Summary/Abstract: The study analyses the reception of Petra Hůlová’s literary work in Poland with a focus on her publishers’ activities. The writer’s books have been published in two different publishing houses – W.A.B., one of the biggest fiction publishers in Poland, and Afera, small publishing house founded by bohemist and translator Julia Różewicz. The author of the paper – basing on the publishers’ strategies and the reviews of critics and readers – describes the influence of this transition on the perception of Petra Hůlová’s works in Poland and on the position of both writer and publisher in Polish literary field.

  • Issue Year: 15/2023
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 84-102
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Czech
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