Ćwiczenia z Pasoliniego – Pier Paolo Pasolini w podróży przez Italię (La lunga strada di sabbia)

Abstract

The article analyses a holiday reportage La lunga strada di sabbia [TheLong Road of Sand] by Pier Paolo Pasolini, which is a record ofa journeymade by the Italian intellectual in 1959 along the coasts of Italian Penisula. The author seeks the answers to the following questions: Howdoes Pasolini talk about his journey? Which elements of the journey and theworld are the most important to the writer? She concludes that Pasolini uses thestrategy of holiday reportage to touch upon the essential themes of his laterworks – ordinary people, their living conditions, the pace of socio-economic changes. At the same time, Pasolini uses the literary genre of reportage to present a broader than usual affective spectrum.