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Apokalipsa bez apokalipsy w Późnym życiu Ingi Iwasiów
The Apocalypse without Apocalypse in Inga Iwasiów’s Late Life

Author(s): Katarzyna Szopa
Subject(s): Novel, Polish Literature, Sociology of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: apocalypse; postapocalyptic fiction; deconstruction; cannibal capitalism ;

Summary/Abstract: The article is an analysis of the apocalyptic phenomenon in the novel Późne życie by Inga Iwasiów. Jacques Derrida’s notion „apocalypse without apocalypse” is an initial point for the reflection about post apocalyptic discourse and the role of literature in the process of building a new world.

  • Issue Year: 21/2023
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 279-293
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish
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