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In the Interstices of Languages and Cultures. Julian Stryjkowski – a Polish Writer of Jewish Origin
In the Interstices of Languages and Cultures. Julian Stryjkowski – a Polish Writer of Jewish Origin

Author(s): Ireneusz Piekarski
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Literary Texts, Studies of Literature, Polish Literature
Published by: Instytut Slawistyki Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Julian Stryjkowski; Jewish literature; Polish literature; Jewish identity; Polish Jews

Summary/Abstract: The following sketch is a depiction of a prewar stage of life as well as work of Julian Stryjkowski who was a Polish writer of Jewish origin. Identity quandary of the author of Voices in the Dark was presented against the background of changes taking place in the Jewish world at the turn of the twentieth century juxtaposed with the parallel choices of Shmuel Josef Agnon and Isaac Bashevis Singer. The aim of the essay is to present the role of the language of writing in the process of shaping authors’ personal identity.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 25-36
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: English