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The Limits of Creativity in Reportage

Author(s): Izabella Adamczewska
Subject(s): Theory of Literature
Published by: Łódzkie Towarzystwo Naukowe
Keywords: Polish contemporary narrative journalism; factographic pact; fiction in journalism

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to present the problem of invention in Polish contemporary narrative journalism. The analysis of creative non-fiction books written by Katarzyna Surmiak-Domańska, Jacek Hugo-Bader and Wojciech Jagielski helps to distinguish the levels of invention (e.g. incorporating elements of fantastic or realistic fiction, creating events in undercover journalism) in this literary-journalistic genre. While comparing the chosen examples, the author tries to show whether/ in what conditions fabricated or exaggerated facts lead to breaking a factographic pact between writer and reader.

  • Issue Year: 60/2017
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 77-93
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Polish