Writer versus History: The Reception of Artur Gruszecki’s Writings in Polish People’s Republic (Overview) Cover Image

Pisarz versus historia. Recepcja twórczości Artura Gruszeckiego w PRL-u (rekonesans)
Writer versus History: The Reception of Artur Gruszecki’s Writings in Polish People’s Republic (Overview)

Author(s): Joanna Zajkowska
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Polish Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu w Białymstoku
Keywords: 20th century novel; Jews; censorship; cultural policy; Polish People’s Republic

Summary/Abstract: This article discusses the literary legacy of Artur Gruszecki (1852–1929). The author explains why some of his novels were forbidden by the Polish Communist authorities and put on the censorship list in 1951. Further, the article explains how, owing to the twentieth century ideologies, Gruszecki’s substantial writings remain vitually unknown to the contemporary reader in Poland.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 14
  • Page Range: 51-64
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish