Entertainment and Educational Values of Detective and Adventure Literature for Children Based on Adam Bahdaj’s Writings Cover Image

Walory rozrywkowe oraz wychowawcze literatury sensacyjno-detektywistycznej i przygodowej dla dzieci na przykładzie twórczości Adama Bahdaja
Entertainment and Educational Values of Detective and Adventure Literature for Children Based on Adam Bahdaj’s Writings

Author(s): Adrian Uljasz
Subject(s): Cultural history, Library and Information Science, Other, Studies of Literature, Polish Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: adventure novel; Bahdaj Adam (1918–1985); detective novel; literature for children

Summary/Abstract: Adam Bahdaj (1918–1985) is an author of detective, adventure and sociopsychological novels for children. Important themes of his books are tourism and sport, and he also published novels and short stories about the Wild West. His works popularise educational values. They are characterised by a perfect structure, flowing narration, skillful use of colloquial language, thriller motifs, humor and dramatic elements. Film and television adaptations of his novels are highly popular. He also gained fame as an author of books for small children. Among his writings are books for adults.

  • Issue Year: 23/2016
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 135-161
  • Page Count: 27
  • Language: Polish