Managing time and world in Wiesław Myśliwski’s novel Kamień na kamieniu Cover Image

Gospodarowanie czasem i światem w powieści Kamień na kamieniu Wiesława Myśliwskiego
Managing time and world in Wiesław Myśliwski’s novel Kamień na kamieniu

Author(s): Michał Piętniewicz
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Literary Texts, Studies of Literature, Polish Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: worldliness; convenience; surface; intoxication; temporality; celebration

Summary/Abstract: The article on Kamień na kamieniu is an attempt to look at the philosophical aspects of the novel by Wiesław Myśliwski through oppositions such as surface/depth or weak/strong, locating the longing of the main character of the novel on the side of the superficial and worldly, while pointing out his religious yearning for a profound aspect of his existence, which, according to the interpretation suggested in the article, is also located within the superficial. The article is intended to present Kamień na kamieniu as a novel about a good “host” in the world by demonstrating the dialectic between the brothers Szymon Pietruszka and Michał.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 89-103
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish