The Eco-Logic of Olga Tokarczuk’s Prose Worlds Tenderness and Anger as the Pillars of a New Order
The Eco-Logic of Olga Tokarczuk’s Prose Worlds Tenderness and Anger as the Pillars of a New Order
Author(s): Magdalena Ochwat, Małgorzata Wójcik-DudekSubject(s): History, Philosophy, Language and Literature Studies, Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Ethics / Practical Philosophy, Theology and Religion, Polish Literature, Culture and social structure , Social psychology and group interaction, Human Ecology, Theory of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: Olga Tokarczuk; tenderness; anger; bio-community; engagement
Summary/Abstract: In this paper, we offer a reading of selected novels by 2018 Nobel Prize winner Olga Tokarczuk in terms of their dedication to changing the world. We show that Tokarczuk’s essays and fiction defy genre limits and invite readers to exercise their imagination in conceptualising the world and redefining values. The alternative modes of viewing reality proposed by Tokarczuk may provide a starting point for change, in which the synergy of ostensibly mutually exclusive tenderness and anger kindles hope in the times of crisis and inspires courage to embrace change and, in doing so, to use the opportune moment (kairos) and institute a new order – one based on justice for the bio-community.
Journal: ER(R)GO. Teoria-Literatura-Kultura
- Issue Year: 2024
- Issue No: 48
- Page Range: 351-369
- Page Count: 19
- Language: English
