Liberalna, wielokulturowa i postkolonialna. Bruksela w twórczości Grażyny Plebanek
Liberal, Multicultural, and Postcolonial: Brussels in the Work of Grażyna Plebanek

Summary/Abstract: The article analyzes the literary image of Brussels in the work of Grażyna Plebanek,arguing against the writer’s established main association with Scandinavia. The authordemonstrates that Brussels constitutes the most crucial autobiogeographical site inPlebanek’s prose: a liberal, multicultural space yet marked by class and racial divisionsas well as postcolonial heritage. The author draws considerable attention to the novelsIllegal Liaisons, Bokserka (The Boxer), and Pani Furia (Mrs. Fury) as well as the city guideBruksela. Zwierzęcość w mieście (Brussels: Animality in the City). Brussels emerges assimultaneously a space of fascination, critical observation, and transcultural imagination.

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