"Pamięć nie wybacza" : o Białej Rice Magdaleny Parys

Abstract

Biała Rika (White Rika, 2016) presents the trauma of a third generation. Magdalena Parys, referring to autobiographical motifs, recalls past events – the difficult childhood of the main character, specific family relations, and the tragic experiences of a so-called grandmother. The author of the article discusses the types of trauma connected with the experience of war, unsuccessful relationships within a family and the period of growing up. She concentrates on female characters, as the women in Biała Rika represent a wide variety of women with different features and values. The aim of the article is to interpret Biała Rika in the context of post- -trauma with past torments and the work of memory always in the background of one’s consciousness.