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RESEARCH PRODUCT
Ucieczka od autobiografizmu - pisanie w drugim języku jako strategia (samo)obronna
subject
Tomasz JedrowskiSapir-Whorf hypothesisJan Novakcontemporary Czech literaturecontemporary English literaturedescription
The author discusses two examples of writing in a language different from writers’ mother tongue: Jan Novak i Tomasz Jedrowski. A novel by Novak Million Dollar Kit never was published in English and is available for Czech readers in translation only. Debut novel by Jedrowski Swimming in the Dark was written in English for an English audience. The main subject of the article is to analyse possible motivations that led the writers to a decision of writing in their second language using contemporary linguistic and cognitivist theories.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-01-01 |