Daniel Pietrek – författare

Seit den 1970er Jahren lässt sich eine Hinwendung zu Robert Walsers Prosa in Polen feststellen. Dennoch steckt seine Rezeption im polnischen Sprachraum nach wie vor in den Anfängen, weisen die dortigen Beiträge doch grundsätzliche Mängel auf: Es fehlt an interpretatorischen Zeugnissen konkreter Leseerfahrungen, an sowohl vergleichenden als auch poetologischen Studien, in denen die gesamte Eigenart der Ausdrucksweise Walsers zum Vorschein käme. Außerdem fehlt ein Vergleich mit ästhetisch verwandten Werken. Diesem Desiderat widmen sich die Beiträge des Bandes, die im Umfeld der polnischen Universitäten Posen und Oppeln entstanden sind. In Ihrer Summe sind sie das Ergebnis jahrelangen Forschens über den Schweizer Schriftsteller.There has been an increasing interest in Robert Walser''s prose in Poland since the 1970s. However, his reception in the Polish-speaking world is still in its beginnings and the Polish contributions show fundamental deficiencies: There is a lack of interpretative works of real literary experiences, as well as comparative and poetological studies which may reflect all aspects of Walser''s art of expression. Moreover, there is no comparison with aesthetically related works. The contributions in this volume, written at the Polish universities of Poznan and Opole, are dedicated to this desideratum. They are the result of years of research on the Swiss author.

The Munich-based Carl Hanser Verlag was one of the most important publishers in the 1950s and 1960s when it came to promoting Polish literature in West Germany. The fact that – from the 1950s onwards (after a period of German classics'' editions) – the Hanser Verlag focused also on Polish literature seems to be baffling. However, this decision was all the more important, because Polish literature in translation often built bridges to Poland''s neighbors after the end of World War II and paved the way for a new phase in the German-Polish dialogue aimed at reconciliation. This publishing policy was maintained over the following decades. Daniel Pietrek analyzes and describes this unique cultural transfer in his study.