The weekly Przekrój [Cross-section] was the oldest, most prestigious high-circulation illustrated weekly published in Poland after the war. In this content analysis of its 1290 issues produced in Cracow between 1945 and 1969, under the editorship of Marian Eile, the focus is on the magazine's coverage of literature and the arts. The article analyzes the ways in which the Przekrój sought to inform its readers about current literary and artistic life, its book reviews and its handling of themes and figures of Polish literary history.