„Sikam, rzygam i płaczę. Jestem w ciąży” – matryfokalne (de)konstrukcje obrazów ciąży w twórczości Manueli Gretkowskiej i Justyny Bargielskiej

Literature based on personal experiences can take various forms – an intimate relationship, somewhat closed to the reader-viewer who can only follow someone’s fate, or therapeutic works. These findings become the starting point for the analysis and interpretation of two novels – Polka (2001) by Manuela Gretkowska and Obsoletki (2010) by Justyna Bargielska. The main aim of the article is to analyze the writers’ (self-)portrait as mothers in the perspective of upcoming motherhood. By using the form of a novel diary, the authors try to work through the stress and trauma associated with (un)planned motherhood, which is unique in the context of contemporary Polish literature.