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Wisława Szymborska Essay on Fairy Tales and Fear Resurfaces
Original: The Importance of Being Scared: Polish Nobel Laureate Wisława Szymborska on Fairy Tales and the Necessity of Fear https:
An essay by Polish Nobel Prize-winning poet Wisława Szymborska on why fairy tales should frighten children is being shared again by readers online. In it, Szymborska argues that fear plays a necessary, even valuable, role in childhood and in storytelling. Readers in the books community are passing the piece around as a reflection on literature and growing up.
Why now: Readers of literary content are rediscovering and sharing Szymborska's reflections on the value of fear in children's stories.
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Evidence
- The Importance of Being Scared: Polish Nobel Laureate Wisława Szymborska on Fairy Tales and the Necessity of Fear https:// fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.them arginalian.org/2026/10/05/wislawa-szymborska-fairy-tales-fear/ · themarginalian.org@web.brid.gy · 3
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