Zbrodnia w wieloetnicznym Lwowie. Żydzi w kryminałach Marka Krajewskiego
Crime in multiethnic Lvow. Jews in Marek Krajewski’s crime stories

Summary/Abstract: Recently there has been a boom in Polish popular novels. One of the most widely readgenres are crime stories whose plot is set in the interwar Poland, in which the authors musttake into consideration the demographics of that time. One of the most popular authorsand pioneer of this type of crime stories is Marek Krajewski. In this article, I analyzehis cycle of novels about detective inspector Popielski (Głowa Minotaura, Erynie, LiczbyCharona) the plots of which are set in pre-war Lvow. I study how Krajewski presents thediversity of the Jewish minority and the types of clichés or stereotypes he uses. I especiallyfocus on the myth of ritual murder and try to consider if this representation is legitimized,taking into consideration that the highly readable popular novel is an important tool toshape or modify ethnic myths and imageries.

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