Taki to mroczny czas : losy pisarzy śląskich w okresie wojny i okupacji hitlerowskiej

Abstract

The book discusses the lots and behavior of the artists associated with the Silesian literary environment in the 1939-1945 period. In the respect of the specificity of the occupational political status of Silesia, the situation here was a lot more difficult, and the complications not so typical for the inhabitants of other districts of Poland. These issues are discussed in the introduction to the study. The men of letters are portrayed during the September exodus, in concentration camps and prisons, during secret teaching and conspiracy, and emigration. Separate chapters discuss the tragedy of incorporation to Vehrmacht and the consequences of occupational behaviors in the times of the Polish People’s Republic. The second part of the book is devoted to the discussion about texts that were created in the 1939-1945 period. These are the works of Z. Bednorz, Z. Kossak, J. Ryszka, W. Szewczyk, and A. Świrszczyńska. The annex includes the so-far unknown archive documents.