The coming spring / Stefan Żeromski ; translated by Bill Johnston.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Żeromski, Stefan, 1864-1925.

Contributor:

Johnston, Bill, 1960-

Series:

Central European classics (Budapest, Hungary)

Central European classics, 1418-0162

Standardized Title:

Przedwiośnie. English

Language:

English

Polish

Genre:

Fiction.

Physical Description:

xiii, 413 pages ; 21 cm.

Place of Publication:

Budapest ; New York : CEU Press/Central European University Press, 2007.

Summary:

Zeromski's last novel tells the story of Cezary Baryka, a young Pole who finds himself in Baku, Azerbaijan, a predominantly Armenia city, as the Russian Revolution breaks out. He becomes embroiled in the chaos caused by the revolution, and barely escapes with his life. Then, he and his father set off on a horrendous journey west to reach Poland. His father dies en route, but Cezary makes it to the newly independent Poland. Here he struggles to find his place in the turmoil of the new country. Cezary sees the suffering of the poor and the working classes, yet his experiences in the newly formed Soviet Union make him deeply suspicious of socialist and communist solutions. Cezary is an outsider among both the gentry and the working classes, and he cannot find where he belongs. Furthermore, he has unsuccessful and tragic love relations. The novel ends when, despite his profound misgivings, he takes up political action on behalf of the poor.

ISBN:

9789637326899

9637326898

OCLC:

122715446