@ARTICLE{Skotnicka_Anna_An_2023,
 author={Skotnicka, Anna},
 volume={No 4},
 journal={Slavia Orientalis},
 howpublished={online},
 year={2023},
 publisher={Komitet Słowianoznawstwa PAN},
 abstract={My paper examines both the reading of Russian classics by the American writer George Saunders and the critical reception of his book, A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: in Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life, in Russia and Poland. The primary objective is to analyse Saunder’s method of reading Russian classics and how he discusses it with his students. The author appreciates the universal, humanistic values of Russian classic stories and their potential to cultivate readers’ empathy. The central theme of interest revolves around alterity, as the reading itself can be considered a form of encountering the “other.” The paper poses questions regarding the quality of dialogue between participants who do not share the same heritage and language, and how their reception is influenced by diverse cultural backgrounds and different historical moments of publication. Additionally, the paper discusses the reactions of Russian and Polish critics to Saunders’ book.},
 type={Artykuł},
 title={An Encounter With Alterity. An American Writer Reads Russian Classics},
 URL={http://czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/130435/2023-04-SOR-10.pdf},
 doi={10.24425/slo.2023.148588},
 keywords={George Saunders, Russian Classics, literature as alterity, cross‑cultural dialog},
}