The Faithful River by Stefan Zeromski
Originally published in 1912, this lyrical novel is set in a manor house in central Poland during the January Uprising of 1863 to 1864, when a volunteer Polish army futilely fought the Russian occupation. A wounded soldier appears outside the house and is cared for by Salomea, the young ward of the absent owners, who has been left in the manor with an aged servant. As the two strive to conceal the soldier's presence during brutal and invasive visits by the Russians, Salomea finds herself falling in love with her patient.
Their dramatic story is in itself enough to make the book a lasting pleasureBut Zeromski is also writing about a nation that hadn't actually existed since the previous century, and it is the complexity of his vision—of a Polish spirit without a Poland—that makes the novel a classic of European literature." —New Yorker
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| ISBN 13 | 9780810115965 |
| ISBN 10 | 0810115964 |
| Title | The Faithful River |
| Author | Stefan Zeromski |
| Series | European Classics Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Northwestern University Press |
| Year published | 1999-08-30 |
| Number of pages | 179 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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