Published: 2021-07-31

“A completely different city”: Images of the Warsaw Ghetto in Polish Children’s Literature of the 21st Century

Krzysztof Rybak
Dzieciństwo. Literatura i Kultura
Section: Studies
DOI https://doi.org/10.32798/dlk.634

Abstract

The paper analyses representations of the Warsaw Ghetto in contemporary Polish children’s literature. The aim of the first part of the article is to interpret literary aspects of selected works, mainly Kotka Brygidy [Brygida’s Kitten] by Joanna Rudniańska (2007), Po drugiej stronie okna. Opowieść o Januszu Korczaku [The Other Side of the Window: A Tale about Janusz Korczak] by Anna Czerwińska- Rydel (2012), and Arka czasu, czyli wielka ucieczka Rafała od kiedyś do wtedy przez teraz i wstecz [The Ark of Time, or Rafał’s Great Escape from Once Through Then Until Now and Back] by Marcin Szczygielski (2013). The second part covers an analysis of the illustrations, maps in particular, as they are part of Pamiętnik Blumki [Blumka’s Diary] by Iwona Chmielewska, two editions of Arka czasu (with illustrations by Daniel de Latour, 2013, and the novel’s author, 2015, respectfully), and Ostatnie przedstawienie panny Esterki. Opowieść z getta warszawskiego [Miss Esterka’s Last Show: A Tale from the Warsaw Ghetto] by Adam Jaromir and Gabriela Cichowska (2014), among others.

Supporting Agencies

The article is based on a paper presented during the 29th Varsovian Session “Warsaw in Children’s and Young Adult Culture” and financed by the Warsaw Public Library – Central Library of Mazovia Province.

Keywords:

Adam Jaromir, Anna Czerwińska-Rydel, Daniel de Latour, Gabriela Cichowska, Warsaw Ghetto, Iwona Chmielewska, Joanna Rudniańska, maps, Marcin Szczygielski, Polish children’s literature, Holocaust

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Rybak, K. (2021). “A completely different city”: Images of the Warsaw Ghetto in Polish Children’s Literature of the 21st Century. Dzieciństwo. Literatura I Kultura, 3(1), 67–84. https://doi.org/10.32798/dlk.634

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