Selected aspects of Wanda Karczewska’s works from the perspective of the writing of Nathalie Sarraute Cover Image

Wybrane aspekty twórczości Wandy Karczewskiej w perspektywie powieściopisarstwa Nathalie Sarraute
Selected aspects of Wanda Karczewska’s works from the perspective of the writing of Nathalie Sarraute

Author(s): Magdalena Kowalska
Subject(s): Recent History (1900 till today), French Literature, Polish Literature, Cultural Essay, Theory of Literature
Published by: Fundacja Pro Scientia Publica
Keywords: Wanda Karczewska; Nathalie Sarraute; the Polish novel; nouveau roman; the New Novel; narration; narrative techniques; self- reference;

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this essay is to discuss selected novels of Wanda Karczewska. The analysis includes only specific aspects of Karczewska’s writing, such as narrative techniques, and its major aim is to situate her literary works in the context of the New Novel, a French literary movement which had a significant influence on the development of modern prose, including the postmodern novel. The second, equally important, aim of this text is to present some of the virtues of Karczewska’s forgotten novels to a wider audience.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 5
  • Page Range: 528-534
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Polish