Warszawa jako przestrzeń gry w Klimku i Klementynce Marii Krüger

Abstract

In my article I present historic novel for young readers (aged 8 to 10) Klimek i Klementynka by Maria Krüger. I’m shortly depicting the book’s plot, structure and reception. However, the main part of the essay is an interpretation of using the Warsaw’s 1794 urban space, in which action takes place. The city itself becomes a space for a game of tag, in which the pair of main characters (eleven-year-old twins) is running away from Prussian spies, who want to steal important military plans from them. The twins’ dangerous adventure could be perceived as a game or play – according to Roger Caillois games and plays theory.