Melchior Wankowicz: Poland’s Master of the Written Word
Autor Aleksandra Ziólkowska-Boehmen Limba Engleză Paperback – 27 mar 2017
Acclaimed by his readers and critics alike, Melchior Wankowicz was famous for creating his theory of reportage, i.e. the "mosaic method" where the events of many people were implanted into the life of one person. Melchior Wankowicz put into words the beautiful, tragic and heroic events of Polish history that provided a form of sustenance for a people that thrive on patriotism and love of their country. Wankowicz's books shaped national consciousness, glorified the heroism of the Polish soldier. Later in his life, Wankowicz personally set an example by standing up to the Communist party that brought him to trail for his work.
In this book, Ziolkowska-Boehm offers a critical examination of Wankowicz's work informed by her experiences as his private secretary. Her access to the author's personal archives shed new light on the life and work of the man considered by many to be "the father of Polish reportage."
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781498556330
ISBN-10: 1498556337
Pagini: 266
Dimensiuni: 149 x 230 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.4 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Lexington Books
Locul publicării:New York, United States
ISBN-10: 1498556337
Pagini: 266
Dimensiuni: 149 x 230 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.4 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Lexington Books
Locul publicării:New York, United States
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Cuprins
Foreword by Charles S. Kraszewski
Melchior Wankowicz, Battle of Monte Cassino (fragment)
The List of Main Books
Preface by Author
Chapter 1: Melchior Wankowicz: On the Man and His Contribution to Polish Reportage
Chapter 2: The Trial of Melchior Wankowicz - 1964.
Chapter 3: The Writer's Stand and Generosity towards Political Opposition
Chapter 4: About the Correspondence of Zofia and Melchior Wankowicz
Chapter 5: Unhealed Wounds
Chapter 6: The Last Days of Krystyna Wankowicz - "Gryf's" Story
Chapter 7: His Version.Her Version
Chapter 8: After the Writer's Death
Chapter 9: The Writer's Files and Operation "Teenager"
Chapter 10: "Work, Donkey, Work"
Chapter 11: Polish Literature's Eager Beaver Student
Index of Names
Melchior Wankowicz, Battle of Monte Cassino (fragment)
The List of Main Books
Preface by Author
Chapter 1: Melchior Wankowicz: On the Man and His Contribution to Polish Reportage
Chapter 2: The Trial of Melchior Wankowicz - 1964.
Chapter 3: The Writer's Stand and Generosity towards Political Opposition
Chapter 4: About the Correspondence of Zofia and Melchior Wankowicz
Chapter 5: Unhealed Wounds
Chapter 6: The Last Days of Krystyna Wankowicz - "Gryf's" Story
Chapter 7: His Version.Her Version
Chapter 8: After the Writer's Death
Chapter 9: The Writer's Files and Operation "Teenager"
Chapter 10: "Work, Donkey, Work"
Chapter 11: Polish Literature's Eager Beaver Student
Index of Names
Recenzii
The book contains sources, eyewitnesses, interviews, and conversations Melchior Wankowicz had with his wife, friends and co-authors. . . She edited Melchior Wankowicz's selected works, providing extensive notes at the end of each chapter, in addition to the bibliography. His fascinating life will be of great interest to all writers.
Chapter 2, "The Trial of Melchior Wankowicz -- 1964," is the most important and fascinating section of the book.... This book is a tribute to Wankowicz, the writer.
Dr. Aleksandra Ziolkowska-Boehm has written an excellent book on her master and guru, Melchior Wankowicz (1892-1974). Generally recognized as an unsurpassed master of literary journalism, he had set high standards for that type of writing, distinguishing himself with his 3 volume study "Monte Cassino" (1945), dealing with a major victory of Polish troops in WW II. Serving as Wankowicz's associate for two plus years, she has become an expert on her subject, and aptly demonstrated how much she has learned from her master. The book, written with her elegant style, sparkled with anecdotes and humor, may very well serve as a perfect example of a modern Polish contribution to American literary studies.
I found this book fascinating and delightful. Ziolkowska-Boehm recorded with freshness and directness her memories of one of Poland's greatest writers. This is clearly a great book.
An intimate portrait of Wankowicz, the writer, public figure, family man, and one-time prisoner of the Communist regime. Important documents accompany the narrative.
Wankowicz combined first class literary writing with outstanding reportage. He was a free spirit, going against the tide of émigré opinion by returning to then communist Poland for good in 1958. But he also protested publicly, with other writers, against communist repression of Polish culture in March 1964, after which he was briefly imprisoned and put on trial on rigged charges. Aleksandra Ziolkowska-Boehm, a prolific author herself, and Wankowicz's secretary in the last years of his life, has written a fine, documented account of this extraordinary individual and his writings.
A wonderful sketch of the tension between the writer and the Party.
Melchior Wankowicz: Poland's Master of the Written Word . . . . is a captivating although somehow eclectic portrait of a great humanist with a pragmatic approach to life, a prolific hard working writer, bon vivant, thinker, husband, father and most of all a fabulous reporter and storyteller. ... Melchior Wankowicz: Poland's Master of the Written Word comes at a good time. . . . I am convinced that thanks to Aleksandra Ziolkowska-Boehm latest book, Melchior Wankowicz will always have plenty of readers.
Chapter 2, "The Trial of Melchior Wankowicz -- 1964," is the most important and fascinating section of the book.... This book is a tribute to Wankowicz, the writer.
Dr. Aleksandra Ziolkowska-Boehm has written an excellent book on her master and guru, Melchior Wankowicz (1892-1974). Generally recognized as an unsurpassed master of literary journalism, he had set high standards for that type of writing, distinguishing himself with his 3 volume study "Monte Cassino" (1945), dealing with a major victory of Polish troops in WW II. Serving as Wankowicz's associate for two plus years, she has become an expert on her subject, and aptly demonstrated how much she has learned from her master. The book, written with her elegant style, sparkled with anecdotes and humor, may very well serve as a perfect example of a modern Polish contribution to American literary studies.
I found this book fascinating and delightful. Ziolkowska-Boehm recorded with freshness and directness her memories of one of Poland's greatest writers. This is clearly a great book.
An intimate portrait of Wankowicz, the writer, public figure, family man, and one-time prisoner of the Communist regime. Important documents accompany the narrative.
Wankowicz combined first class literary writing with outstanding reportage. He was a free spirit, going against the tide of émigré opinion by returning to then communist Poland for good in 1958. But he also protested publicly, with other writers, against communist repression of Polish culture in March 1964, after which he was briefly imprisoned and put on trial on rigged charges. Aleksandra Ziolkowska-Boehm, a prolific author herself, and Wankowicz's secretary in the last years of his life, has written a fine, documented account of this extraordinary individual and his writings.
A wonderful sketch of the tension between the writer and the Party.
Melchior Wankowicz: Poland's Master of the Written Word . . . . is a captivating although somehow eclectic portrait of a great humanist with a pragmatic approach to life, a prolific hard working writer, bon vivant, thinker, husband, father and most of all a fabulous reporter and storyteller. ... Melchior Wankowicz: Poland's Master of the Written Word comes at a good time. . . . I am convinced that thanks to Aleksandra Ziolkowska-Boehm latest book, Melchior Wankowicz will always have plenty of readers.