Amidst the Transforming Letters: The Biographical Subjectand The Biographical Hero in Józef Hen’s Ja, Michał z Montaigne...

The article analyzes the relationship between the biographical subject and the biographical hero in JózefHen’s novel Ja, Michał z Montaigne... (I, Michel de Montaigne...), demonstrating how the author incorporateshimself into the narrative of the French essayist’s life. The work highlights the duality of identity,where the thoughts of Montaigne and Hen intertwine, creating a shared narrative. Historical and literarycontexts help shape the character of Montaigne, and so do contemporary psychoanalytic theories. Henfi ctionalizes the biography, creating a space for the refl ection on subjectivity and authenticity in biographicalliterature, and his creative process opens up a dialogue between the author and his subject.