“…If the Mill Was by Niałek, So Was the Miller...”. Teodor Parnicki Talks to Stefan Szlachtycz Cover Image

„…jeżeli był młyn w Niałku, był młynarz w Niałku…”. Wypowiedź Teodora Parnickiego dla Stefana Szlachtycza
“…If the Mill Was by Niałek, So Was the Miller...”. Teodor Parnicki Talks to Stefan Szlachtycz

Author(s): Piotr Gorliński-Kucik
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Literary Texts, Studies of Literature, Philology, Theory of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: historical novel; Teodor Parnicki; Tylko Beatrycze; historical background; film adaptation

Summary/Abstract: This research paper encompasses a commentary and a transcript of Stefan Szlachtycz interview with Teodor Parnicki (1908–1988) – an outstanding historical novel writer. During this 20-minute-long conversation Stefan Szlachtycz – a director of a movie based on Parnicki’s novel Tylko Beatrycze (1975) – asks the writer about narrative complexities and historical references. Parnicki’s answers are of a great value for literary studies as he presents his train of thought and intellectual horizons; he also unveils some aspects of his literary practices. This interview indicates the reasons why Parnicki’s novels are so complicated, multithreaded and improbable from the historical point of view.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 1 (9)
  • Page Range: 235-250
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish