O granicach. Przewóz Andrzeja Stasiuka wobec tradycji i współczesności

Abstract

The article interprets the novel Przewóz (2021) written by Andrzej Stasiuk. The author narrates two stories: an autobiographical essay about the contemporary perspective of the Polish reality and a historical plot unfolding in the border territory by the river Bug in 1941. The main themes of the novel include myths of collective consciousness, the past and present of rural spaces, the critique of common opinions concerning World War 2 and the Holocaust, as well the theme of a border as influencing human life and identity in both, figurative and substantial aspects.