Czy prawdziwych biografii już nie ma? Legenda Ettore Majorany
Are True Biographies Already No More? The Legend of Ettore Majorana

Summary/Abstract: With La scomparsa di Majorana, a book by L. Sciascia, as his point of departure the author tried to solve the question: what is biography as a literary genre? What cognitive and rhetorical procedures create a biographical portrait? Which acts of life deserve to find themselves in a biography? In what proportions are facts and fiction combined in biographical narratives? What is decisive for the credibility of a biographical construction? And what is the essence of biographical truth (or “truth”)?

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