Między bliskością i dystansem, czyli o dwóch wielkich biografiach dwóch wielkich polskich pisarzy (Gombrowicz i Herbert)

Abstract

This article offers a comparative analysis of two great biographies of two outstanding Polish writers: Klementyna Suchanow’s biography of Witold Gombrowicz and Andrzej Franaszek’s biography of Zbigniew Herbert. This study highlights both similarities and differences between the two works. Both biographies are passionate accounts based on extensive archival material, describing in detail the writing activity and private life of both authors. However, the biography of Gombrowicz is characterized by the author’s close proximity to her subject, while in the biography of Herbert the necessary distance is maintained.

Keywords

• biography
• Witold Gombrowicz
• Zbigniew Herbert
• Andrzej Franaszek
• Klementyna Suchanow