Grzybnia jako metafora w twórczości Olgi Tokarczuk

Abstract

The article concentrates on the motif of fungi which reoccurs in Olga Tokarczuk’s novels. The author proves that mycelium functions as epistemological metaphor. It represents the vision of the world based on the interconnectedness, defying dichotomies in this sense. In this Tokarczuk’s works represent new humanities – the anthropocentric perspective gives way to a non-anthropocentric one. The author also emphasizes the fact that Tokarczuk’s use of mycelium pre-dates the same category introduced by A.L. Tising, who in turn extended the category of rhizome by G. Deleuze and F. Guattari.