In the Shadow of Masks. Identity Problems
in Crime Novels by Gaja Grzegorzewska Cover Image

W cieniu masek. O problemach tożsamościowych w kryminałach Gai Grzegorzewskiej
In the Shadow of Masks. Identity Problems in Crime Novels by Gaja Grzegorzewska

Author(s): Olimpia Orządała
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego w Olsztynie
Keywords: crime novel; Gaja Grzegorzewska; identity; mask; Polish prose

Summary/Abstract: The article focuses on presenting identity problems of the main protagonists in Gaja Grzegorzewska’scrime novels. The problems concern personal, gender, and sexual identity. The characterswear various masks, hiding their true “selves”. The paper presents homosexuality, bisexuality, androgynyand the deconstruction of stereotypical female and male characteristics. Finally, the articleraises the problem of creating different masks and the constant identity changing among characters.

  • Issue Year: 2020
  • Issue No: 8
  • Page Range: 245-257
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: English