Jenny Robertson

Broschiertes Buch

From Corsets to Communism

The Life and Times of Zofia Nalkowska

Beschreibung

The Polish novelist Zofia Nalkowska was witness to two world wars and Poland's struggle for independence. Â Her most renowned work, 'Medallions', is considered a masterpiece of anti-fascist world literature. This is her only biography in the English language.

Autor

Jenny Robertson studied Polish at Glasgow University and spent a post-graduate year in Warsaw where she continued her exploration of Polish life and culture. Ghetto, a collection of poems (Lion Publishing 1989), was shortlisted for a prize and read in the Edinburgh Book Festival. Jenny pursued the theme of the Warsaw Ghetto in Don't go to Uncle's Wedding (Azure/SPCK 2000). She writes for the Holocaust journal, PRISM (Azrieli Institute NY). Jenny has presented a paper on Nalkowska at the London School of Slavonic Studies. She is a member of Zielony Balonik, a Polish-Scottish group devoted to contemporary Polish literature. She has given readings in Russia, Poland, Ukraine and Portugal as well as in Scotland.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Scotland Street Press
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Mai 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 474g
• ISBN-13: 9781910895320
• ISBN-10: 1910895326
• Artikelnr.: 55649685