TY - JOUR
TI - J.M. Coetzee i sztuka przemiany. Życie i czasy Michaela K. w perspektywie antropotechnicznej
AU - Franczak, Jerzy
TI - J.M. Coetzee i sztuka przemiany. Życie i czasy Michaela K. w perspektywie antropotechnicznej
AB - 
	J.M. Coetzee and the Art of Change. Life and Times of Michael K in an Anthropotechnical Perspective

	The article is an attempt to interpret Life and Times of Michael K as a work focused on building a conversion situation. Conversion is understood here, according to the theory by Rob Wilson, as the secularized equivalent of metanoia. The basic theoretical context is the thought of Peter Sloterdijk, who redefines religion as a spiritual exercise system and presents modernity as the domain of alternative systems of vertical tension. From this perspective, the novel by J.M. Coetzee offers a spiritual exercise for the epoch of “despiritualization of asceticism.” The protagonist’s repeated escapes and his voluntary hunger strike (juxtaposed with a similar theme in Franz Kafka’s short story) elude simple interpretations. The writer experiment with narrative strategies aimed at building a meta-allegory and ironic inversion of interpretive clichés, forcing the reader to face the imperative of a complete change of life.
VL - 2021
IS - Numer 2 (48) 2021: Teksty konwersyjne
PY - 2021
SN - 1897-1962
C1 - 2084-395X
SP - 23
EP - 39
DO - 10.4467/2084395XWI.21.011.14339
UR - https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/wieloglos/artykul/j-m-coetzee-i-sztuka-przemiany-zycie-i-czasy-michaela-k-w-perspektywie-antropotechnicznej
KW - John Maxwell Coetzee
KW - Peter Sloterdijk
KW - konwersja; John Maxwell Coetzee
KW - conversion