Andrzej Bobkowski as a Conrad’s Believer
Andrzej Bobkowski as a Conrad’s Believer
Author(s): Anna M. Szczepan-WojnarskaSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Sociology of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: Andrzej Bobkowski; Joseph Conrad; emigration; freedom
Summary/Abstract: The article reflects on Joseph Conrad’s influence on Andrzej Bobkowski – a Polish writer and an airplane model maker (1913-1961), whose devotion to Conrad remains an example of readership that challenges one’s life. The key issue discussed is the concept of patriotism and a pattern apparent in Conrad’s life and works elaborated by Bobkowski.
Journal: Yearbook of Conrad Studies (Poland)
- Issue Year: 2021
- Issue No: XVI
- Page Range: 49 - 64
- Page Count: 16
- Language: English
