Literatura i przyjemność (w/z) podróży. O współczesnych polskich relacjach z Australii

Abstract

This paper discusses select Polish written accounts from trips to Australia and attempts to answer the question about the source of pleas-ure in the Australian encounters and how this pleasure was conveyed in the books concerning the escapades to the antipodes. The material comprises four accounts which, despite being addressed to a similar public and having a similar purpose of presenting Australia’s tourist attractions, are clearly distinct in terms of authorial perspective. These are: Australia. Gdzie kwiaty rodzą się z ognia (Australia. Where Flow-ers Are Born from the Fire) by Marek Tomalik, Blondynka w Australii (A Blonde in Australia) by Beata Pawlikowska, Julia jest w Australii (Julia Is in Australia) by Julia Raczko, and Australijczyk (Australian) by Marek Niedźwiecki. The subject of analysis is a way of describing the flavor of the antipodes, the experience of discovering and creating one’s own individual identity on the road, photographic recording of admired phenomena, and, finally, of creating a personal account.