Literatura i przyjemność (w/z) podróży O współczesnych polskich relacjach z Australii
Literature and the Pleasure of Travel On Modern Polish Written Accounts from Australia

Author(s): Magdalena Bąk
Subject(s): Polish Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Summary/Abstract: This paper discusses select Polish written accounts from trips to Australia and attempts to answer the question about the source of pleasure in the Australian encounters and how this pleasure was conveyed in the books concerning the escapades to the antipodes. The material comprises four accounts which, despite being addressed to a similar public and having a similar purpose of presenting Australia’s tourist attractions, are clearly distinct in terms of authorial perspective. These are: Australia. Gdzie kwiaty rodzą się z ognia (Australia. Where Flowers Are Born from the Fire) by Marek Tomalik, Blondynka w Australii (A Blonde in Australia) by Beata Pawlikowska, Julia jest w Australii (Julia Is in Australia) by Julia Raczko, and Australijczyk (Australian) by Marek Niedźwiecki. The subject of analysis is a way of describing the flavor of the antipodes, the experience of discovering and creating one’s own individual identity on the road, photographic recording of admired phenomena, and, finally, of creating a personal account.

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