EGZYSTENCJALNIE W „DESZCZU”. OPOWIADANIA MROŻKA Z 1962 ROKU
EXISTENTIAL IN „THE RAIN” — SHORT STORIES BY MROŻEK (1962)

Summary/Abstract: The paper is devoted to the last of before emigration collection of short stories by Sławomir Mrożek. Released in 1962, Rain, refers to the earlier volumes of satirical prose by Mrożek (Elephant, Wedding in Atomville), but introduces new plots which dominate in his later works. The author of the article analyses the short stories in terms of themes characteristic for the existential literature, linking the conjectures with facts from the biography of the writer. The study shows the direction in which are evolving the stories from the Rain, However, special attention is paid to the pessimistic tone texts, bringing up the subject of tragedy and absurdity of existence.

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