Nowy Jork w prozie Janusza Głowackiego
New York in the prose writings of Janusz Głowacki

Summary/Abstract: The paper depicts the image of New York which emerges from the prose writings of Janusz Głowacki. The writer, meticulous in representing the topography of the metropolis, saw it as a city of stark contrasts, unlimited possibilities and complete unpredictability. The view of New York, always critical in Głowacki’s writing, revealed its sharpness and depth especially in his recent novels. The city appears as a parable of the global world, its chaos and confusion of values, as a reality, in which poverty and wealth exist next to each other, people devoid of authenticity treat others like objects, confrontation with otherness blurs identity, and values are created by money and the market.

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