Chasing the Kings of Hearts by Hanna Krall, ( Peirene Press, 2013). Translated by Philip Boehm. like many other books from this writer, is a remarkable piece of literary reportag
The Captive Mind by Czesław Miłosz: A political émigré and poet dissects the psychological compromises forced on the Poles by Stalinism’s intellectual clamp on post-war P
The Romance of Teresa Hennert (1924) is Nałkowska’s critique of the Polish interwar state highly relevant to world politics today. By Ursula Phillips The Romance of Teresa Henne
Saturn by J Dehnel (translated by A. Lloyd-Jones): dive into the dark water under the surface of Goya’s Black Paintings; in strong, vibrant prose. By Michael Tetreau Saturn by
Nalkowska’s Boundary (1935) – passion, ambition, politics and betrayal: crossing the line in 1920s Poland. By Nicky Harman Boundary by Zofia Nałkowska translated by Ursula P
Chasing the King of Hearts by Hanna Krall: This story of a woman’s obsessive quest to save her husband is unputdownable, but I ended up weeping at its final message: that while l
Scattering the Dark is a magnificent collection of 20th– and 21st-century poetry by Polish women in translation, edited by Karen Kovacik. By Ursula Phillips Scattering the Da
I fell in love. He was a poet. He was 100 years old. In the centenary year of Czeslaw Milosz I discovered his Collected Poems. Thank you Poland. By Rosie Goldsmith The Collec
“Without a country we have nothing to lose.” Bartek Sabela’s reportage Every Grain of Sand portrays hope and hopelessness in Western Sahara. By Tul’si Bhambry Wszystkie
Rage by Zygmunt Miłoszewski: A deeply disturbing read, but also hugely enjoyable and reads beautifully. There’s no happy ending – but I’m hoping for a sequel soon.
