„Wszyscy mi to w Odessie opowiadają”. Obraz miasta we współczesnym polskim reportażu dziennikarskim autorstwa Ziemowita Szczerka

Abstract

The author analyses a short, but very interesting reportage about Odessa titled The South (Południe) written by a writer and a journalist, Ziemowit Szczerek. It is part of his book Tattoo with the Trident (Tatuaż z tryzubem), which in 2016 was nominated to the prestigious Nike Literary Award. The book presents the process of forming the Ukrainian state on the debris of the Soviet civilization. Szczerek’s narrative is very impressionistic and the author – the subject exploring the city, does not hide his emotions and uses very specific emotional code. Only marginally does he refer to the typical Polish mythical topography which in its modern variant consists of the three elements: stairs, sea and harbor.