Kryminalne gry z czytelnikiem

Abstract

The paper discusses the latest publication by Mariusz Kraska entitled Prosta sztuka zabijania. Figury czytania kryminału [Simple Art of Killing. Figures in Reading Crime Fiction] in which he presents different models of impact that crime literature has on a reader, with special reference to so-called reading for pleasure. Since the reading process is considered a sort of strategic game between the reader and the author or his/her text, Kraska analyses potential scenarios of crime novels and presents them with the use of the following figures: pleasure of becoming addicted, pleasure of being seduced, pleasure of following the plot and pleasure of interpreting. The researcher from Gdańsk attempts to provide comprehensive analysis of game category in the context of crime fiction, in other words takes a novel look at this literary genre.

Keywords

• crime literature
• game category
• reading process
• reader.