On Polish Fiction for Young Readers in the First Two Decades of the 21st Century: Reflections in the Margins of Dominik Borowski’s Book Cover Image

O rozważaniach na temat polskich książek dla młodzieży w pierwszych dwóch dekadach XXI wieku. Między dzieciństwem a dorosłością Dominika Borowskiego – na marginesie lektury
On Polish Fiction for Young Readers in the First Two Decades of the 21st Century: Reflections in the Margins of Dominik Borowski’s Book

Author(s): Marta Nadolna
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: youth novel; literature for young people; young audience; book

Summary/Abstract: In this review, Marta Nadolna considers the positive and negative aspects of DominikBorowski’s book Między dzieciństwem a dorosłością. O polskich powieściach dla młodzieżyw pierwszym dwudziestoleciu XXI wieku [Between Childhood and Adulthood. On Polish Novelsfor Young Readers in the First Two Decades of the 21st Century], in which Borowski examineshow fiction addressed to young readers has changed in the last two decades. Nadolna looks at theadvantages and disadvantages of this publication, while citing noteworthy novels for young readerscurrently available on the publishing market. At the same time, she also examines the themes thatthis fiction addresses related to civilizational changes and issues of a dysfunctional world, thoseoutlined by Borowski and those ignored by him, also in terms of the amount of concern bestowed onthem in the book. Nadolna concludes her review on a positive note, finding Borowski’s book to bereliable as well as amply repaying the reader’s attention.

  • Issue Year: 2023
  • Issue No: 5
  • Page Range: 1-8
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Polish
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