Ryszard Kapuscinski - Biography of a Writer

In the first posthumous monograph on Ryszard Kapüci¿ski's life and work, Beata Nowacka and Zygmunt Zi¿tek confront the mixed reception of the writer's use of the Polish concept of literary reportage, located on the border between journalism and artistic prose, and identify this tension as the driving force behind Kapüci¿ski's legacy.

About the author

Beata Nowacka is associate professor of literary studies at the University of Silesia.

Zygmunt Zi¿tek is associate professor emeritus at the Institute of Literary Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences.

Lindsay Davidson is a translator, composer, musician, and teacher. She lives in Poland.

Summary

In the first posthumous monograph on Ryszard Kapuscinski’s life and work, Beata Nowacka and Zygmunt Ziatek confront the mixed reception of the writer’s use of the Polish concept of literary reportage, located on the border between journalism and artistic prose, and identify this tension as the driving force behind Kapuscinski’s legacy.

Product details

• Authors: Beata Nowacka, Zygmunt Ziatek
• Assisted by: Lindsay Davidson (Translation)
• Publisher: Mcgill-Queen's University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.09.2023
• EAN: 9780228014485
• ISBN: 978-0-228-01448-5
• No. of pages: 392
• Dimensions: 164 mm x 236 mm x 32 mm
• Weight: 712 g
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries