MROCZNY OBIEKT POŻĄDANIA, CZYLI NIEDOBRA MIŁOŚĆ ZOFII NAŁKOWSKIEJ
THE DARK OBJECT OF DESIRE, OR THE BAD LOVE OF ZOFIA NAŁKOWSKA

Author(s): Joanna Świątek
Subject(s): Gender Studies, Psychology, Studies of Literature, Polish Literature
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: Nałkowska; love; womenʼs writing; psychological novel; Polish literature;
Summary/Abstract: Niedobra miłość (Bad love) is a novel by Zofia Nałkowska, a Polish writer. It tells the story of a love triangle between a young married couple and a friend of the female protagonist. When Agnieszkaʼs husband starts cheating on her, she develops a kind of neurosis and depression and, as a result, is unable to function normally or go about her life as she used to. The situation developments are followed and commented on by the inhabitants of a small provincional town somewhere in Poland where the story takes place. The novel offers several readings: a psychological portait of an abandoned woman who is still deeply in love, a semi-autobiographical narrative of Nałkowska’ life (based on her diaries), a socio-cultural novel about the post-World War I Poland or as an example of womenʼs writing.

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