Jedyna taka polska powieść XX wieku. O Przygodzie w nieznanym kraju Anieli Gruszeckiej
The Only Such Polish Novel of the 20th Century: On Aniela Gruszecka’s Przygoda w nieznanym kraju
Author(s): Joanna GłuszekSubject(s): Gender Studies, Polish Literature, Interwar Period (1920 - 1939)
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu w Białymstoku
Keywords: interwar period; homosexual literature; Sapphic novel; lesbianism; Polish literature;
Summary/Abstract: The article proposes an interpretation of Aniela Gruszecka’s Przygoda w nieznanym kraju [Adventure in an unknown country] of 1933 as the first Polish Sapphic novel. The author of the article draws attention to the poetics of the novel. It narrates the story of two women – their acquaintance, unrequited love, rejection and reconciliation, following Virginia Woolf’s style: the main persona observes and analyses her developing feelings. This open and friendly reflection on non-heterosexuality is particularly interesting in the context of Polish culture, which is only today recovering the queerstory, until recently silent (even more so about female) homosexuality.
Journal: Białostockie Studia Literaturoznawcze
- Issue Year: 2023
- Issue No: 23
- Page Range: 41-62
- Page Count: 22
- Language: Polish
