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„Kto jest fałszerzem pieprzu?”
“Who has forged the pepper?”

Author(s): Paulina Czwordon-Lis
Subject(s): Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Philology, Theory of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego

Summary/Abstract: This review of Monika Sznajderman’s autobiographical essay endeavours to show the techniques and the ethical value of reconstructing Polish and Jewish fates entangled in the history of the author’s family and her own dualistic identity. The review retells a story of Jewish and Polish relations during the war, and demonstrates how Sznajderman manages to avoid stereotypes in her work. Finally, it is emphasised that it is not the historical processes that interest Sznajderman the most, but rather the interpersonal relations.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 472-480
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Polish