Obraz drugiej wojny światowej w utworach pisarzy emigracyjnych kierowanych do młodego czytelnika

Abstract

The aim of an article is an analyze in a historical context of both children and YA novels, short stories, and verse histories dedicated to World War II which are written by exile writers. These literary works, i.e. Anatol Krakowiecki’s, Ryszard Kiersnowski’s, Jan Lechoń’s, depict in different way a war time picture than authors who published in Poland. At first, exile writers emphasize their own an emigration experience which is linked with their private life during World War II. Next, the emigration writers place their stories both in Poland occupied and in foreign countries along with the Allies they battled with the Nazis (e.g. Egypt, England, Norway, France). Thirdly, the analyzing works in this article, J. Lechoń’s Historia o jednym chłopczyku i o jednym lotniku, M. Lisiewicz’s Gdzie goręcej biją serca and Krakowiecki’s Czarne żórawie, demonstrate Russia and Red Army as the enemy for Poles. Moreover, these authors in their works mentioned about Red Army invasion of the Polish territory on 17 September 1939. The emigration literary works about World War II for children and YA readers are special trans-generational agreement which contains expressive signs of nostalgy.