Cultural Conditions of the Literary Image of Women in Belarusian Prose in Podlasie. Mira Łuksza „Women's Stories”

Abstract

The article interprets the cultural situation of women in the works of Mira Łuksza. Based on the book Women’s Stories (Babskie historie) by Mira Luksha, an analysis was made of specific short stories depicting the fate of a woman in the Polish-Belarusian borderland in the second half of the 20th century. The article shows a picture of women who are terribly affected by the economic situation of rural residents and hard work on the farm. Although Łuksza does not idealize the rural world, socio-economic conditions do not shape the negative character traits or inhuman attitudes of these women. Łuksza presents women who are guided by love in their decisions and life choices. There is no desire for revenge in them. The author of Women’s Stories is able to capture the essence of human existence with remarkable insight.