Quasi-journals as a laboratory – the case of Andrzej Falkiewicz

Abstract

The aim of this article is to interpret three works by Andrzej Falkiewicz (Fragmenty o polskiej literaturze, Takim ściegiem, Ta chwila), which were not analyzed before. They are referred to as quasi-journals due to their experimental character and intimate tone. The article uses Philippe Lejeune’s definition of a diary to show the connection between its musical and variation form and the principle of repetition, which organizes Falkiewicz’s works and Małgorzata Czermińska’s attitude of challenge idea to present how the reader is pulled into a game by author. An analysis of the texts and the importance of computers in this experiment suggests that quasi-journals require a different approach, pointing out that reader is not as vital in Falkiewicz’s project as it was assumed before.