Christoph Ransmayrs novel historical fiction in the Polish literary and critical circulation (Die letzte Welt, Morbus Kitahara) Cover Image

Powieściowa historical fiction Christopha Ransmayra w polskim obiegu krytycznoliterackim
Christoph Ransmayrs novel historical fiction in the Polish literary and critical circulation (Die letzte Welt, Morbus Kitahara)

Author(s): Anna Majkiewicz
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature
Published by: Uniwersytet Jana Długosza w Częstochowie
Keywords: Die letzte Welt (The Last World ) ; Morbus Kithara ; literary criticism ; historical fiction ; Holocaust

Summary/Abstract: The author, researching critical-literary discussions in daily and trade press, has proven that the novels, Die letzte Welt (The Last World)and Morbus Kitahara by Christoph Ransmayr, an Austrian writer, the winner of Prix Aristeion, a European Union award, did not come into a public discourse and are hardly noticeable in the Polish reading reception. According to the author, it is related to the historic narrative; and the issue of settlement of the writers novels.

  • Issue Year: 1/2016
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 115-129
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish