Miron Białoszewski

Joanna Niżyńska (Indiana University)

Ed. by Roman Koropeckyj, University of California, Los Angeles
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.8.3: Polish Writing and Culture.
Vol. editors: Roman Koropeckyj (University of California, Los Angeles), Ewa M. Thompson (Rice University)

Dates

Born 30 Jun 1922
Died 17 Jun 1983

Places

Active in Poland

Cultural Identities

LGBTQ

Activities

Primary

Poet
Prose writer

Other

Memoirist
Playwright / Dramatist

Resources

Białoszewski's Works

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Miron Białoszewski’s place on the map of Polish literature and culture remains idiosyncratic, and his posthumous career overshadows the recognition he received while alive. He is acclaimed for his unique linguistic register, in which he reenacted orality and radicalized the usage of colloquial language. His quasi-autobiographical “lifewriting” (

życiopisanie

), in which he consistently focuses on everyday life, stands apart from his contemporaries’ preoccupation with Polish history and politics. But Białoszewski is also a kind of cult figure. He is seen as a writer who successfully synthesized the aesthetic and the ethical and who, in the restrictive reality of postwar Poland, was able to carve for himself a niche of literary and existential freedom. His alternative…

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Citation: Niżyńska, Joanna. "Miron Białoszewski". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 11 July 2016 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=13571, accessed 03 December 2024.]