The Penguin Book of Polish Short Stories
$58.51
- Hardcover
592 pages
- Release Date
25 August 2025
Summary
A Tapestry of Tales: The Penguin Book of Polish Short Stories
Witty, surprising, and sparkling, this anthology is an essential exploration of Polish literature. Its thirty-nine superb stories run the length of the literal and imaginative creation of Poland, from 1918 (when Poland regained its independence after 123 years of colonization by the neighbouring empires) to the present.
The stories include ‘Miss Winczewska’, by the acclaimed twentieth-century writer Maria Dabrowsk…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241563397 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0241563399 |
| Author: | Antonia Lloyd-Jones |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 592 |
| Release Date: | 25 August 2025 |
| Weight: | 981g |
| Dimensions: | 241mm x 167mm x 34mm |
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About The Author
Antonia Lloyd-Jones
Antonia Lloyd-Jones has translated works by many of Poland’s leading contemporary novelists and reportage authors, as well as crime fiction, poetry and children’s books. Her translation of Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by 2018 Nobel Prize laureate Olga Tokarczuk was shortlisted for the 2019 Man Booker International prize. For ten years she was a mentor for the Emerging Translators’ Mentorship Programme, and is a former co-chair of the UK Translators Association.
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