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Polish novels in English.


TheKruk 3 | 308  
20 Jun 2007 /  #1
Can anyone recommend classic examples or even not so classic Polish novels that have decent English translations. Until now I have only read Polish history books and would like to branch out. I am interested in books most Poles would have read or are considered great examples of Polish literature, I know you lose something in translation like reading Pan Tadeusz in English doesn't make much sense, I wish my Polish was good enough but that will take years. Thanks.
Grzegorz_ 51 | 6,149  
20 Jun 2007 /  #2
Trilogy

kismeta.com/diGrasse/sienTrilogy.htm
OP TheKruk 3 | 308  
20 Jun 2007 /  #3
Awesome Grzegorz, I bought the DVD of "With fire and sword" last time I was in Warsaw. Should have bought the damn book too.
Marek3 2 | 4  
20 Jun 2007 /  #4
hello !
Sorry TheKruk, I'm not going to answer to your question, but can you give me, if possible, some references of book in english about Poland modern history (20th) and/or the name of edition firms which publish/have published that kind of books.

Thank you

Marek
OP TheKruk 3 | 308  
20 Jun 2007 /  #5
europeanhistory.about.com/od/toppicksbooks/tp/tppolandlith.htm

This is the best I could do Marek3 not a lot of books to choose from.
most - | 27  
20 Jun 2007 /  #6
There is a printing house called Central European Press that has very good translations of some Polish classics - I recommend the interwar novellas Wilko Girls and the Birch Grove by Iwaskiewicz (which might wind up the mentalists on this forum as I think he was later a commie), also Czeslaw Milosz - the Issa Valley is his best book, but the Captive Mind is quite interesting.

Still struggling with the trilogy myself - it doesnt translate easily - will try and finish it during my summer holidays though.
OP TheKruk 3 | 308  
20 Jun 2007 /  #7
Thanks Most! I have heard milosz is great.

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