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Item specifics
- Condition
- Publication Date
- 2002-03-01
- Pages
- 286
- ISBN
- 9789639241459
- Book Title
- Birch Grove and Other Stories
- Book Series
- Ceu Press Classics Ser.
- Original Language
- Polish
- Publisher
- Central European University Press
- Item Length
- 8.3 in
- Publication Year
- 2002
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.6 in
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- Classics, Short Stories (Single Author)
- Item Weight
- 11.2 Oz
- Item Width
- 4.9 in
- Number of Pages
- 286 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Central European University Press
ISBN-10
9639241458
ISBN-13
9789639241459
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2178930
Product Key Features
Original Language
Polish
Book Title
Birch Grove and Other Stories
Number of Pages
286 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2002
Topic
Classics, Short Stories (Single Author)
Genre
Fiction
Book Series
Ceu Press Classics Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
11.2 Oz
Item Length
8.3 in
Item Width
4.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2002-003353
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
"The four beautiful stories in The Birch Grove and Other Stories by Jaroslaw Iwaszkiewicz are written in the language of dreams that have come true: wistful and full of gentle melancholy. They are set in the rolling hills and forests of an idyllic but reorganizable rural Europe, sometime between the two World Wars ... An explanation for Iwaszkiewicz's unexpected focus is offered in the introduction by the philosopher Leszek Kolakowski (written for this addition to the excellent series of Central European Classics, whose aim is to show the West the genius of the other, Eastern Europe, hidden for half a century behind the Iron Curtain). Kolakowski gives just enough thoughtful context and background to guide English-speaking readers to an understanding of an author whose work is familiar to every Polish reader, yet remains unknown to the outside world ... As the Western and Eastern halves of a continent that has been divided by ideology finally prepare to reunite in the European Union, fictions such as these, which bring back the breath and colour of humanity to the Western world's picture of Poland, deserve to be celebrated."--Times Literary Supplement "The short stories included in The Birch Grove and Other Stories are some of his most famous writings. In Antonia Lloyd-Jones's excellent translation, the works retain their rooting in the lucid Realist style, with a tinge of hypnotic Modernist estrangement. As Kolakowski sums up, the stories appear rather uneventful, but read en masse, they offer a 'melancholy affirmation of the world as it is... never directly expressed.' Some certainly captivated the celebrated film director, Andrzej Wajda, whose 1979 movie, The Wilko Girls, based on Iwaszkiewicz's story, was nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Foreign Film category in 1980. While the four stories cannot be reduced, of course, to being merely representations of 'love,' their strength lies in offering different readings of love, memory, aging, and death in the Polish fiction of the 1920s-30s that has been thus far unavailable in English."--Slavic and East European Journal "Themes of these stories are the opposition eros/thanatos, old/young, jealousy, the prime impulses of humanity. His scenery is the Polish countryside with its noblemen and peasantry. His technique is modern, mingling past and present with flashbacks."--Amazon (extract from a reader's online review), "The four beautiful stories in The Birch Grove and Other Stories by Jaroslaw Iwaszkiewicz are written in the language of dreams that have come true: wistful and full of gentle melancholy. They are set in the rolling hills and forests of an idyllic but reorganizable rural Europe, sometime between the two World Wars An explanation for Iwaszkiewicz's unexpected focus is offered in the introduction by the philosopher Leszek Kolakowski (written for this addition to the excellent series of Central European Classics, whose aim is to show the West the genius of the other, Eastern Europe, hidden for half a century behind the Iron Curtain). Kolakowski gives just enough thoughtful context and background to guide English-speaking readers to an understanding of an author whose work is familiar to every Polish reader, yet remains unknown to the outside world As the Western and Eastern halves of a continent that has been divided by ideology finally prepare to reunite in the European Union, fictions such as these, which bring back the breath and colour of humanity to the Western world's picture of Poland, deserve to be celebrated."--Times Literary Supplement "The short stories included in The Birch Grove and Other Stories are some of his most famous writings. In Antonia Lloyd-Jones's excellent translation, the works retain their rooting in the lucid Realist style, with a tinge of hypnotic Modernist estrangement. As Kolakowski sums up, the stories appear rather uneventful, but read en masse, they offer a 'melancholy affirmation of the world as it is... never directly expressed.' Some certainly captivated the celebrated film director, Andrzej Wajda, whose 1979 movie, The Wilko Girls, based on Iwaszkiewicz's story, was nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Foreign Film category in 1980. While the four stories cannot be reduced, of course, to being merely representations of 'love,' their strength lies in offering different readings of love, memory, aging, and death in the Polish fiction of the 1920s-30s that has been thus far unavailable in English."--Slavic and East European Journal "Themes of these stories are the opposition eros/thanatos, old/young, jealousy, the prime impulses of humanity. His scenery is the Polish countryside with its noblemen and peasantry. His technique is modern, mingling past and present with flashbacks."--Amazon (extract from a reader's online review), The four beautiful stories in The Birch Grove and Other Stories by Jaroslaw Iwaszkiewicz are written in the language of dreams that have come true: wistful and full of gentle melancholy. They are set in the rolling hills and forests of an idyllic but reorganizable rural Europe, sometime between the two World Wars ... An explanation for Iwaszkiewicz's unexpected focus is offered in the introduction by the philosopher Leszek Kolakowski (written for this addition to the excellent series of Central European Classics, whose aim is to show the West the genius of the other, Eastern Europe, hidden for half a century behind the Iron Curtain). Kolakowski gives just enough thoughtful context and background to guide English-speaking readers to an understanding of an author whose work is familiar to every Polish reader, yet remains unknown to the outside world ... As the Western and Eastern halves of a continent that has been divided by ideology finally prepare to reunite in the European Union, fictions such as these, which bring back the breath and colour of humanity to the Western world's picture of Poland, deserve to be celebrated.
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Decimal
891.8/5373
Table Of Content
Introduction by Leszek Kolakowski A New Love The Wilko Girls The Birch Grove The Mill on the River Utrata
Synopsis
Jaroslaw Iwaszkiewicz's work is familiar to every Polish reader, yet remains unknown to the outside world. The stories in this selection were all written in the 1930s, and provide an extraordinary evocation of Poland's first brief era of independence between the wars. They are also timeless sonatas of love and loss. In 'A New Love', Iwaszkiewicz uses masterful brevity to take a wry, comical look at the illusion of romance from the viewpoint of a jaded, cynical lover. One of his best-known works, 'The Wilko Girls', tells of a middle-aged man's quest to recover his lost youth in the aftermath of the First World War, which has left him psychologically scarred. He travels to the scene of his pre-war summer holidays in the eastern borderlands, where he renews his friendship with the fascinating sisters whom he knew when they were girls. But no one is the same and nothing can be as it was. 'The Birch Grove' is the moving story of a woodsman who, spiritually destroyed by the death of his wife, has buried himself away in an isolated forest. When his lively younger brother unexpectedly comes to stay, his self-centred peace is disrupted. But his brother has come home to die. The lives of two young men, one a deeply religious poet, the other a sceptical, worldly estate owner, are touchingly contrasted in 'The Mill on the River Utrata'. Confirming these stories' central place in Polish cultural history, 'The Wilko Girls' and 'The Birch Grove' were made into classic films by Andrzej Wajda, Poland's leading director.
LC Classification Number
PG7158.I8A25 2002
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- a***n (41)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseMistakenly ordered a paperback that I thought was a hardcover, not sellers fault; it was described properly on the listing. Seller still processed a refund the day I went to return the item and let me keep the item anyway. A+++ service. Book arrived quickly in great condition and for a great price. Thank you so much! Amazing seller!
- n***c (92)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseseller was communicative about my shipment, media mail took a while and tracking wasn't updated frequently, but seller communicated to me very quickly on status. the item came new and wrapped as described, though the packaging in it was packed wasn't sturdy and falling apart when it got to me.