This article focuses on the emigration/migration issue depicted in Polish literature written after the year 2000. The examples discussed prove that we aredealing with two variants in the depiction of emigrants’ experience. On the one hand, we can talk about a positive pattern where emigration is treated as an adventure, perceived as breaking free from the existing obligations and imposed rigours. On the other hand, one may find several negative patterns, in which emigration is a necessary evil. The author notices a clear gender difference in the presentation of the emigrant experience: male narratives tend to be more depressing, presenting the protagonists as degenerated and humiliated, while female authors drift towards “chick lit,” depicting their protagonists as developing professionally and emotionally.
It’s a paradox that we trust more and more hundreds of anonymous people than people we know and who know our taste. In addition, the number of stars and the scoring of different products is more important than the opinion of a specialist. The author tries to investigate the relationship between “professional” literary criticism and “amateur” blogs on literature. With the advent of e-literature the question on the condition of literary criticism should be reformulated. The author examines the sources of change, takes into account the specificity of writing literary blogs, the relationship between bloggers and publishing market.
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