Streszczenie
The aim of the article is the description of the Polish historical novels of Szczepan Twardoch, Marcin Wolski and others. The theoretical basis of the research is the concept of narcissism propossed by Erich Fromm, Alexander Lowen and Christopher Lasch. Two concepts of narcissism allow to explore different novels that represent collective phantams of Polish culture and individual problems with culture of the late capitlism and consumerism.