Rzecz jako „sposób na szarość, lekarstwo na beznadzieję” w prozie dla młodzieży Katarzyny Ryrych

The article is an attempt to read books for young adult written by Katarzyna Ryrych – Pepa w raju,Król,Denim blue, by using the category of non-anthropocentric humanism. The tekst refers to a Przemysław Czapliński’s literary studies concentrating around things in modern literature. Katarzyna Ryrych presents the problems of modern teenagers, but she is aslo concentrate around everyday objects, clothes, souvenirs, and utensils. Ryrych used things to create heroes’ characteristics, describe their problems, and show interpersonal relationships. The author, according to Bjørnar Olsen’s theory, shows the influence of objects on the creation of the human psyche. Practices in relation to material objects, however, do not lead to materialism for the practices in relation to things are in a sense the learning of another person, remembering him, building relationships with another person.