Dziecięce doświadczenie wojny . powieściach Dzieci wśród nocy Ireny Krzywickiej i Od Karpat nad Bałtyk Anieli Gruszeckiej
The Childhood Experience of War in Irena Krzywicka’s Dzieci wśród nocy and Aniela Gruszecka’s Od Karpat nad Bałtyk
Author(s): Dominika Olga GołaszewskaSubject(s): Polish Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: war; literature for children and young adults; Irena Krzywicka; Aniela Gruszecka;PRL;
Summary/Abstract: The aim of this paper is to compare and analyse two depictions of thevexperience of childhood, as well as the portrayal of the characters and eventsvcontained within two works: Od Karpat nad Bałtyk, written in 1946 by AnielavGruszecka, and Dzieci wśród nocy, written in 1948 by Irena Krzywicka. Each of thevnovels depicts children’s wartime experiences, with particular significance beingvconferred upon contrasting portrayals of the experiences of German and Jewishvchildren. The authors have successfully captured the destruction of the children’svworlds in two novels that are well worth remembering and contemplating.
Journal: Rana. Literatura – Doświadczenie – Tożsamość
- Issue Year: 2/2020
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 1-16
- Page Count: 16
- Language: Polish