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206 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1987
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About the author
Sławomir Mrożek
242 books215 followersSławomir Mrożek (born June 29, 1930, died August 15, 2013) was a Polish dramatist and writer.
Mrożek joined the Polish United Workers' Party during the reign of Stalinism in the People's Republic of Poland, and made a living as a political journalist.
In the late 1950s Mrożek begun writing plays. His first play, "Policja" (The Police), was published in 1958. Mrożek emigrated to France in 1963 and then further to Mexico. He traveled in France, England, Italy, Yugoslavia and other European countries. In 1996 he returned to Poland and settled in Kraków.
His first full-length play "Tango" (1964) – a family saga – is still along with "The Emigrants" (a bitter and ironic portrait of two Polish emigrants in Paris) his best-known work, and continue to be performed throughout the world. Director Andrzej Wajda made a theatre production of "The Emigrants" in 1975 at the Teatr Stary in Kraków. In 2006 Mrożek released his autobiography called "Baltazar".
Mrożek's works belong to the genre of Theatre of the Absurd, intended to shock the audience with non-realistic elements, political and historic references, distortion and parody.
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Controversy
An illustration by Daniel Mróz for Mrożek's book „Słoń” ('The Elephant'), 1957
In 1953, during the reign of Stalinism in Poland, Mrożek was one of several signatories of an open letter to Polish authorities participating in defamation of Catholic priests from Kraków, three of whom were condemned to death (but never executed) by the communist government after being groundlessly accused of treason.
Mrożek joined the Polish United Workers' Party during the reign of Stalinism in the People's Republic of Poland, and made a living as a political journalist.
In the late 1950s Mrożek begun writing plays. His first play, "Policja" (The Police), was published in 1958. Mrożek emigrated to France in 1963 and then further to Mexico. He traveled in France, England, Italy, Yugoslavia and other European countries. In 1996 he returned to Poland and settled in Kraków.
His first full-length play "Tango" (1964) – a family saga – is still along with "The Emigrants" (a bitter and ironic portrait of two Polish emigrants in Paris) his best-known work, and continue to be performed throughout the world. Director Andrzej Wajda made a theatre production of "The Emigrants" in 1975 at the Teatr Stary in Kraków. In 2006 Mrożek released his autobiography called "Baltazar".
Mrożek's works belong to the genre of Theatre of the Absurd, intended to shock the audience with non-realistic elements, political and historic references, distortion and parody.
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Controversy
An illustration by Daniel Mróz for Mrożek's book „Słoń” ('The Elephant'), 1957
In 1953, during the reign of Stalinism in Poland, Mrożek was one of several signatories of an open letter to Polish authorities participating in defamation of Catholic priests from Kraków, three of whom were condemned to death (but never executed) by the communist government after being groundlessly accused of treason.
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March 14, 2024
Jak to ze zbiorami opowiadań, były opowiadania świetne ("w szufladzie", "słoń", "Wina i kara", "wesele w atomicach", "Mały przyjaciel" !!!!!!, "Ad Astra", "wierny stróż", "Lolo""Ten który spada"), opowiadania dobre (" Błazen, "Profesor robert", "O nagości"), śrenie i słabe, które były po prostu za długie i mi w ogóle nie siadły. Ale były absurdalne, co bardzo lubie, a ich bohaterowie niczemu sie nie dziwili, co mogło brać się z socjalistycznej historii Polaków, albo i nie. Mam nadzieję, że te fajne opowiadania zapamiętam na długo.
I biedny kotek Dorian Gray
I biedny kotek Dorian Gray
August 7, 2025
Absurd połączony z przenikliwym komentarzem społecznym
February 15, 2022
7.5/10
Najlepsze opowiadanie to kocia wersja "Portretu Doriana Graya", czyli "Mały przyjaciel" - cudny pastisz i retelling w jednym ;)
Świetne - typowo Mrożkowskie - jest również "Jak walczyłem", a materiał na kapitalny tekst miał "Szach" - ostatecznie ciekawy koncept i wciągająca historia nieco się w finale (sic!) rozmyły. Poza tym kilka niezłych tekstów ("Współczucie", "Ptaszek ugupu", "Nadzieja", "Testament optymisty", "Interwał") i - jak zawsze - sporo średnich i przeciętnych.
Najlepsze opowiadanie to kocia wersja "Portretu Doriana Graya", czyli "Mały przyjaciel" - cudny pastisz i retelling w jednym ;)
Świetne - typowo Mrożkowskie - jest również "Jak walczyłem", a materiał na kapitalny tekst miał "Szach" - ostatecznie ciekawy koncept i wciągająca historia nieco się w finale (sic!) rozmyły. Poza tym kilka niezłych tekstów ("Współczucie", "Ptaszek ugupu", "Nadzieja", "Testament optymisty", "Interwał") i - jak zawsze - sporo średnich i przeciętnych.
November 2, 2023
Nahhh
Niektóre są nawet zabawne, ale większość czasu nie powodują kompletnie nic
Niektóre są nawet zabawne, ale większość czasu nie powodują kompletnie nic
March 7, 2025
"Półpancerze praktyczne" 5⭐
"Lew" 5⭐
"Słoń" 5⭐
"Wina i kara" 3⭐
"Wesele w Atomicach" 3⭐
"Mały przyjaciel" 5⭐
"Ten, który spada" 4⭐
"Lew" 5⭐
"Słoń" 5⭐
"Wina i kara" 3⭐
"Wesele w Atomicach" 3⭐
"Mały przyjaciel" 5⭐
"Ten, który spada" 4⭐
March 19, 2025
kocham mrożka
słoń 5/5
wesele w atomicach 4,5/5
lew 5/5
w szufladzie 5/5
wina i kara 4/5
kto jest kto? 3/5
wrócę jeszcze kiedyś to tych opowiadań
słoń 5/5
wesele w atomicach 4,5/5
lew 5/5
w szufladzie 5/5
wina i kara 4/5
kto jest kto? 3/5
wrócę jeszcze kiedyś to tych opowiadań
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