Bibliograph

Chasing the king of hearts, Hanna Krall ; translated by Philip Boehm ; afterword by Mariusz Szczygiel

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Chasing the king of hearts, Hanna Krall ; translated by Philip Boehm ; afterword by Mariusz Szczygiel

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eng

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Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Chasing the king of hearts

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Hanna Krall ; translated by Philip Boehm ; afterword by Mariusz Szczygiel

Summary

"This canonical work of Polish reportage is a terse, unexpected human lesson born of an occupation-era love story. Based on a true story, the raw interplay of history and fictionalization spans the Warsaw Ghetto, the war-torn countryside, and the nightmare of Auschwitz. This is the book's first US publication. Hanna Krall was born in 1935 in Poland and survived the Holocaust by hiding in a cupboard. She has received numerous Polish and international awards, such as the Polish PEN Club Prize and the GermanWurth Preis for European Literature 2012, and has been translated into seventeen languages"--, Provided by publisher"When her husband is arrested in Nazi-occupied Poland, Izolda endures the Warsaw Ghetto, Auschwitz, among other trials, to ensure his safety"--, Provided by publisher

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