The Doll
$64.98
- Paperback
704 pages
- Release Date
8 February 2011
Summary
Bolesław Prus is often compared to Chekhov, and Prus’s masterpiece might be described as an intimate epic, a beautifully detailed, utterly absorbing exploration of life in late-nineteenth-century Warsaw, which is also a prophetic reckoning with some of the social forces—imperialism, nationalism, anti-Semitism among them—that would soon convulse Europe as never before. But The Doll is above all a brilliant novel of character, dramatizing conflicting ideas through the various convictio…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781590173831 |
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| ISBN-10: | 159017383X |
| Author: | Boleslaw Prus, Stanislaw Baranczak |
| Publisher: | New York Review Books |
| Imprint: | NYRB Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 704 |
| Edition: | Main |
| Release Date: | 8 February 2011 |
| Weight: | 718g |
| Dimensions: | 50mm x 127mm x 201mm |
| Series: | New York Review Books Classics |
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Balances notions of love with genuine feelings of concern and remorse. This singular and timeless Polish masterpiece stands among world literature’s enduring achievements. Irish Times
Boleslaw Prus
Bolesław Prus (1847-1912)
Born Aleksander Głowacki in Hrubieszów, Poland, Bolesław Prus was orphaned at a young age and raised by relatives. He participated in the January 1863 uprising against Russian rule, was wounded in battle, and briefly imprisoned. After finishing high school and attending university, he worked various jobs before becoming a journalist. Prus gained renown for his feuilletons, particularly his Kroniki, and his short stories. His four acclaimed novels—The Outpost (1885), The Doll (1890), Emancipated Women (1894), and The Pharaoh (1897)—cemented his literary reputation. In his later years, Prus focused on social reform and philanthropy.
Stanisław Barańczak
Stanisław Barańczak is a distinguished poet, translator, and literary critic. He has received the prestigious Nike Award and the Silesius Poetry Award. He is a professor of Polish language and literature at Harvard University.
David Welsh
David Welsh is a translator whose works include A Dreambook for Our Time by Tadeusz Konwicki, Cloak of Illusion by Stanisław Dygat, and Black Torrent by Leopold Buczkowski.
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