Melchior Wankowicz : Poland's master of the written word / by Aleksandra Ziolkowska-Boehm ; foreword by Charles S. Kraszewski ; translated by Agnieszka Maria Gernand.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ziolkowska-Boehm, Aleksandra, 1949-

Contributor:

Gernand, Agnieszka Maria.

Standardized Title:

Na tropach Wańkowicza. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Authors, Polish--20th century--Biography.

Authors, Polish.

Wańkowicz, Melchior, 1891-1974.

Wańkowicz, Melchior.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (266 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Lexington Books, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Melchior Wankowicz: Poland's Master of the Written Word, Aleksandra Ziolkowska-Boehm examines the life and writing of famous Polish writer Melchior Wankowicz, author of legendary work "The Battle of Monte Cassino". Melchior Wankowicz was famous for creating his theory of reportage, i.e. the "mosaic method" where the events of many people were implanted into the life of one person. In this book, Ziolkowska-Boehm offers a critical examination of Wan<

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Melchior Wańkowicz; Melchior Wańkowicz's Main Books; Preface; 1 Melchior Wańkowicz; 2 The Trial of Melchior Wańkowicz; 3 The Writer's Stand and Generosity toward Political Opposition; 4 About the Correspondence of Zofia and Melchior Wańkowicz; 5 Unhealed Wounds; 6 The Last Days of Krystyna Wańkowicz; 7 His Version, Her Version; 8 After the Writer's Death; 9 The Writer's Files and Operation "Teenager"; 10 "Work, Donkey, Work"; 11 Polish Literature's Eager Beaver Student; Select Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

0-7391-7591-2

OCLC:

849724378