Coming to terms with the North. Scandinavia in Polish culture at the turn of the 21st century
Journal: Folia Scandinavica Posnaniensia
Year: 2023

The article deals with representations of Scandinavia in Polish literature from the 1980s to the second decade of the 21st century. The basic claim of the article is that a shift in the Polish imagination from the West to the North has occurred through literature and growing public interest. This shift began with efforts to transform the initial stereotype of Scandinavia as a land of prosperity. In subsequent stages, the imaginary was expanded by literature to include the themes of equality, soc