„Czy to jest prawdziwa historia?”. Problematyka odbioru we francuskiej współczesnej literaturze awansu społecznego. Wstępne rozpoznania

This article discusses the reception of literary work as projected by contemporary literature of social advancement. The starting point for further analysis is the work of two French writers, Annie Ernaux and Édouard Louis, the so-called “class deserters” of popular and working-class origins. The first part of the article focuses on the promotion of writing in popular culture and the meaning of “ordinary writing” for the two writers. The second part analyses the practice of reading by the “ordinary recipients” of literature who are exemplified by both writers’ mothers. Finally, the third part reflects on the forms of “first-degree” reception of a literary work that stem from these practices