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Zu schlesischen Szenarien der Identitätskonstruktion in Szczepan Twardochs Romanen "Morfina" und "Drach"

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Because of the dynamic history of Silesia and the related heterogeneity of its population, the problem of national identity in this region was and still is a very sensitive issue. Based on Szczepan Twardoch’s novels Morfina and Drach, the article’s author reconstructs the selected literary identity construction scenarios in the multinational region of Upper Silesia, thus attempting to identify the factors depending on the relevant historical context that affect the development of the sense of national and cultural identity, such as the political climate, individual benefits and interests, continuation of family traditions or the will to dissociate oneself from the past and ancestors. Furthermore, the article addresses the issue of German translations of Twardoch’s novel from the viewpoint of the multilingual nature of the originals, and the links between the national language, its regional variant and the problem of identity.