[JANION Maria]. Maria Janion's handwritten letter concerning, among other things, a biography of J. Conrad by Z. Najder, dat....

[JANION Maria]. Handwritten letter from Maria Janion concerning, among other things, a biography of J. Conrad by Z. Najder, dated. 28 VIII 1977.
Double-sided letter on sheet form. A4, sent to the address of the editorial office of the Twórczość monthly, bearing her stamp. The author of the letter apologizes for the delay in sending her article. She informs that she has started reading the typescript of Najder's book (presumably dedicated to Conrad). She writes: "I have started reading the typescript of your book - I am very impressed by its thoroughness, 'factual' and interpretive momentum. I consider this biography to be sensational, and - unfortunately, as you yourself probably know - you will have a lot of annoyances about it - in Poland they are unavoidable. This, by the way, is probably the necessary price you have to pay for such a radical demolition of stereotypes." He promises to send the comments and the first part of the book's review soon, postulating: "the book should be put into print as soon as possible, I think it is much needed as simply a phenomenon of critical thinking". Minor sheet creases, good condition.
M. Janion (1926-2020) - historian of literature and ideas, literary critic specializing in the history of Polish and European Romanticism, professor of humanities. "Author of more than twenty books of fundamental importance for reflection on Polish identity, as well as several hundred studies, articles, sketches and reviews. Critic of Polish national myths, the Polish cult of war, the soldier, heroism, military spurts, martyrdom. Feminist, philosopher, critic of racism, anti-Semitism, homophobia and misogyny" (Wikipedia).