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Did this hand kill? / Cezary Łazarewicz ; translated by Sean Gasper Bye.
Van Pelt Library HV6517 .L39313 2023
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Łazarewicz, Cezary, 1966- author.
- Series:
- Polish Reportage
- Standardized Title:
- Koronkowa robota. English
- Language:
- English
- Polish
- Subjects (All):
- Gorgonowa, Rita.
- Women murderers--Poland--Case studies.
- Women murderers.
- Governesses--Poland--Case studies.
- Governesses.
- Murder--Poland--Case studies.
- Murder.
- Trials (Murder)--Poland--Case studies.
- Trials (Murder).
- Genre:
- Case studies.
- True crime stories.
- Physical Description:
- 266 pages : map ; 22 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Rochester, NY: Open Letter, Literary Translations from the University of Rochester, 2023.
- Language Note:
- Translated from the Polish.
- Summary:
- "Gorgonowa, a governess having an affair with her employer, was accused of brutally murdering his daughter, the 17-year-old Lusia on New Year's Eve in 1931. Despite her claims of innocence, Gorgonowa was declared Poland's ultimate villain, and eventually convicted. But questions remain about this case -- the most notorious murder trial of the Second Polish Republic -- along with questions about what exactly happened to Gorgonowa post-World War II. Łazarewicz revisits the crime with a contemporary lens and recreates the furor and celebrity revolving around this murder"-- Back cover.
- Notes:
- Translated from the Polish.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781948830799
- 1948830795
- OCLC:
- 1345217324
- Publisher Number:
- 99996388620
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