Polish Literary Reckoning of the Post-WWII Population Resettlement: the Lens of “Tender Narrator”
Journal: Review of European Studies
Year: 2022

This article investigates two literary texts, House of Day, House of Night (2002) by Olga Tokarczuk and Piaskowa G&amp;oacute;ra [Sand Mountain] (2009) by Joanna Bator and how they overcome the divisive and politicized narration of the post-WWII population expulsions and resettlement in Poland. The article argues that by employing the &amp;ldquo;tender narrator,&amp;rdquo; (Tokarczuk, 2019) e.g. directing readers&amp;rsquo; attention to the former German items of everyday use and their stories,