Historical fiction books from Poland
Recommended historical fiction books (17)
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If you are into historical fiction here are some historical fiction books from Poland for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.
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Chasing the King of Hearts by Hanna Krall EN
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After the deportation of her husband to Auschwitzm Izolda Ragenberg, alias Maria Pawlicka, has only one aim: to free her husband. Her race to beat fate might appear absurd to others, but not to her. In times of war and destruction she learns to trust herself.
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Die Weber by Gerhart Hauptmann DE
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Ein Funke genügt: Als ein hungerleidender Junge zusammenbricht, kommt es zu Protesten der ausgebeuteten Weber vor der Villa des Fabrikanten Dreissiger. Die Situation eskaliert. Hauptmanns Drama über den schlesischen Weberaufstand von 1844 war ein Politikum – der ersten öffentlichen Aufführung in Berlin 1894 ging ein langwieriger Zensurprozess voraus, Kaiser Wilhelm II. kündigte seine Loge im »Deutschen Theater«, Sozialdemokraten jubelten. Es betrat aber auch ästhetisches Neuland: Nicht mehr ein Individuum ist »Held« des Dramas, sonder... continue
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Quo Vadis by Henryk Sienkiewicz EN
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"An epic saga of love, courage and devotion in Nero's time, Quo Vadis portrays the degenerate days leading to the fall of the Roman empire and the glory and the agony of early Christianity. Set at a turning point in history (A.D. 54-68), as Christianity replaces the era of corruption and gluttony that marked Nero's Rome, Quo Vadis brims with life."--Publisher description.
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Quo vadis? by Henryk Sienkiewicz DE
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Das dekadente Rom Kaiser Neros im Widerstreit mit der unwiderstehlichen sittlichen Kraft des aufstrebenden Christentums und dazu eine von melodramatischen Elementen nicht freie, großartige Liebesgeschichte zwischen dem Römer Vinicius und der Christin Lygia - aus diesen Essenzen schuf der polnische Schriftsteller Henryk Sienkiewicz den Welterfolg 'Quo vadis?'. Das opulente Werk basiert auf intensiven Quellenstudien. Seinem Autor geht es aber nicht nur um die Beschreibung der römischen Welt, sondern, 'weil er dem Volk ins Herz schaut', auch um die Schilderung etwa des Martyriums der Christen ode... continue
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Sarah : A Novel by Marek Halter EN
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Sarah’s story begins in the cradle of civilization: the Sumerian city-state of Ur, a land of desert heat, towering gardens, and immense wealth. The daughter of a powerful lord, Sarah balks at the marriage her father has planned for her. On her wedding day, she impulsively flees to the vast, empty marshes outside the city walls, where she meets a young man named Abram, son of a tribe of outsiders. Drawn to this exotic stranger, Sarah spends one night with him and reluctantly returns to her father’s house. But on her return, she secretly drinks a poisonous potion that will make her barren and thu... continue
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The Beautiful Mrs. Seidenman by Andrzej Szczypiorski EN
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Reissued with an introduction by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, a stunning and disquieting novel of heroism and cowardice A masterful novel that was a huge bestseller in Europe, The Beautiful Mrs. Seidenman is a testament to the power of literature. Now with an introduction by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, who named it her "favorite book no one else has heard of" in the New York Times, the novel follows Irma Seidenman, a young Jewish widow in Nazi-occupied Warsaw in 1943, who possesses two attributes that can spell the difference between life and death: blue eyes and blond hair. With these features, an... continue
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The Beautiful Mrs. Seidenmann by Andrzej Szczypiorski EN
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'Magnificent. Complex, wise, unsentimental and very moving' Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 'Dense, lyrical and deeply unsettling' New York Times 'A fine balance between poetic tenderness and an unflinching account of the brutal realities of the day' Guardian 'Extraordinarily original' Los Angeles Times 'The prose is stunning, thanks to a masterful translation by Klara Glowczewska, and the characters are so fully fleshed that they seem to step off the page' NPR 'Grips the reader with the power of a high-class thriller' Frankfurter Rundschau 'All at once she thought that a life is only that which has ... continue
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The Books of Jacob by Olga Tokarczuk EN
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The much-anticipated English translation of Olga Tokarczuk’s magnum opus