Dzieła i autorzy w felietonach Jerzego Pilcha

Abstract

The author analysing a selection of Jerzy Pilch’s texts entitled Upadek człowieka pod Dworcem Centralnym (Man's Fall at the Central Station) tries to catch the literary criticism motifs in the Vistula writer’s columns. The article shows Pilch’s attitude towards the literary criticism and attempts at “smuggling” its fragments by the author in columns written for an opinion-making weekly. Jerzy Pilch willingly presents his judging comments on literary works that he had read. However, his opinions take the form of short commentaries given on an occasion or upon referring to current or historical events. Columnist writer while entering the relation author - piece of work - reader, most freąuently takes the stand of the latter. The language of his texts, in which pathetic and colloąuial styles merge, proves that he writes in order to please the reader. The aim of the article was to show the goal and manner of evoking many different texts and sketching the characters of famous authors in the writer’s columns, who does not consider himself a critic.