Il fascino discreto della realtà: sulla fortuna del reportage polacco in Italia (1991-2021)

Abstract

The first part of the paper offers a reflection on the reportage genre, defining its salient features and the intermediate position it has occupied in the Polish literary system between fiction and document. The following is a brief overview of the evolution of this genre in the Polish information and publishing system from 1991 to the present day. The second part of this paper is an analysis of the presence of Polish reportage in the Italian book market during the period under review. The aim of the research is not only to indicate which reporters and works have been translated but above all to reflect on the main factors that have determined the presence and fortune of Polish reportage in Italy.