Zimnowojenna Ameryka w oczach europejskiego pisarza. W „Ślady Kolumba” Melchiora Wańkowicza i Amerikafahrt Wolfganga Koeppena
Cold War America Through the Eyes of a European Writer. W ślady Kolumba (In the Footsteps of Columbus) by Melchior Wańkowicz and Journey Through America by Wolfgang Koeppen
Author(s): Jan GalantSubject(s): Comparative Study of Literature
Published by: Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
Keywords: Melchior Wańkowicz; Wolfgang Koeppen; America; Cold War; reportage
Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is to conduct a comparative analysis of the travelogues from journeys to America: Wolfgang Koeppen’s Journey Through America and Melchior Wańkowicz’s trilogy W ślady Kolumba (In the Footsteps of Columbus), which both authors wrote in the late 1950s and early 1960s. It is also an attempt at answering the question of whether and how the experience of the Cold War affected the image of America they offer.
Journal: Porównania
- Issue Year: 2025
- Issue No: 37
- Page Range: 155-167
- Page Count: 13
- Language: Polish
