Miljenko Jergović w Polsce i o Polsce — na marginesie komentarza do powieści Wilimowski

U članku se sintetično ukazuje književnu nazočnost Miljenka Jergovića u Poljskoj te se pregledava poljske prijevode njegovih djela. Predstavlja se Jergovićeve veze s Poljskom, npr. njegovu suradnju s Magdalenom Petryńskom (prevoditeljicom svih poljskih izdanja njegovih romana) i njezin utjecaj na piščevu popularnost u našoj zemlji. U odnosu na to, članak se koncentrira na Jergovićevu najviše poljskom djelu — (kratkom) romanu Wilimowski. Zahvaljajući Petryńskoj roman je bio objavljen u Poljskoj u travnju 2016., što je bila svjetska premijera ove knjige u tiskanom izdanju. U članku se ukratko prezentira okolnosti izdanja poljskog prijevoda Wilimowskog, razloge piščevog interesa za Poljsku (između ostalog za naslovni lik romana — poljskog nogometaša Ernesta Wilimowskog) te recepciju knjige u Poljskoj. isto tako se ukazuju osnovne crte Jergovićevog književnog rada npr. naracijska strategija ili najčešće teme koje se pojavljuju u njegovim djelima.

The article gives a brief summary of Miljenko Jergović’s literary presence in Poland. It concentrates upon the writer’s poems, short stories, novels and essays hitherto translated into Polish and published in Poland. Additionally, jergović’s manifold connections with Poland are presented, starting with the history of his cooperation with Magdalena Petryńska, who translated all of his novels into Polish. This translator’s impact on the writer’s popularity in our country is underscored. Within this scope, the article concentrates on the Jergović’s “most Polish” work, a short novel entitled Wilimowski. Thanks to Petryńska’s efforts, the book was published in Polish in april 2016, which constituted the novel’s world premiere. The article concisely addresses and describes the circumstances of Wilimowski’s several editions, concurrently discussing motives behind the writer’s interest in Poland (among others, the novel’s protagonist — a Polish football player Ernest Wilimowski), and the book’s reception in Poland. Last but not least, Jergović’s writing technique is characterized along with leitmotifs of his literary works.