From corsets to communism : the life and times of Zofia Nalkowska ; a biography /

The Polish novelist Zofia Nałkowska was witness to two world wars and Poland's struggle for independence. Her most renowned work, Medallions, is considered a masterpiece of anti-fascist world literature. Nałkowska's own story of love affairs, family loyalty and survival is remarkable. Yet...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Robertson, Jenny
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Edinburgh : Scotland Street Press, 2019.
Subjects:
Nałkowska, Zofia, > 1884-1954.
Nałkowska, Zofia, > 1884-1954
1900-1999
Women authors, Polish > 20th century > Biography.
Authors, Polish > 20th century > Biography.
Authors, Polish.
Écrivains polonais.
Écrivains polonais > 20e siècle > Biographies.
Women authors, Polish
Authors, Polish
Biographies
Biographies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Youth absorbed in the third person
  • Icy fields : the challenge of a woman writer
  • Life in its entirety
  • Laying out life in patterns
  • Encircled by fire
  • Independent employment
  • Living on the edge
  • Unkind love
  • House of women
  • My highest level
  • Literature rejuvenates
  • Boundary and beyond
  • Storm clouds near and far
  • Taken to the gates of hell
  • Bombardment
  • A rosary of deaths
  • That smoking wound
  • Cameos of crime
  • Restored to life
  • Knots of life.

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