The article attempts to present how the geographical site with its historical implications is reconstructed in Tokarczuk’s novel. The analyzed village of Iwanie, which played a significant role in the Frankist heresy, turns out to be a disappointment for the author.
This article is an analysis of Olga Tokarczuk’s novel "Bieguni", the main subject of which is movement. Interpretation of the book aims at demonstrating that the image of labyrinth operates in Olga Tokarczuk’s text as a literary motif or “labyrinthness represented” and as “labyrinthness representing” organizing the structure of the work on many planes.
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