Klerykal fiction
Subgenre of Polish science fiction / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Klerykal fiction (rarely, klerykal fantasy,[1] anti-klerykal fantasy,[2] or klerykal fiction)[2] is a term for a subgenre of Polish science fiction and broader religious fantasy that addresses Christian themes. The term was coined in the early 1990s.
According to some definitions (Adam Mazurkiewicz [pl], Marek Oramus), this genre is usually critical of religion (especially organized church structures), while others (Natalia Budzyńska [pl]) include stories that are neutral or even positively disposed towards religion within this genre.
Formative works for the emergence of this genre are considered to be Jacek Dukaj's short story The Golden Galley [pl] (1990) and Rafał Ziemkiewicz's The Public Sinner (1991). One of the most prominent representatives of this genre is Marek Huberath.