Sonka
Sonka
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Summary
Against the backdrop of the Second World War, an old woman tells the story of a love affair between an SS officer and a local girl. Everyday tasks are interrupted by executions, and lies, thoughtlessly told, change the worlds and lives of two families forever.
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Sonka by Ignacy Karpowicz
Sonka is the story of an old woman, lonely, forgotten, and shunned by her community, until one day a theater director’s car breaks down near her house, and an unexpected guest supplies her with the chance to tell her story. And so unfolds her tale of love between an SS officer and a local girl against the backdrop of the Second World War. Everyday chores are threaded with executions, stolen moments in between episodes of abuse, lies are thoughtlessly uttered only to change the worlds and lives of two families forever
He’s proven that he’s an extraordinarily multifaceted writer, one who handles various styles brilliantly-Robert Ostaszewski
Karpowicz is a refined stylist, who skillfully uses the grotesque, irony and humor (unconventional, disarming, often black) to tackle stereotypical ways of thinking about reality. He makes light of patriotic and religious clichés in an intelligent and refined manner. –Polish Book Institute
Karpowicz is a refined stylist, who skillfully uses the grotesque, irony and humor (unconventional, disarming, often black) to tackle stereotypical ways of thinking about reality. He makes light of patriotic and religious clichés in an intelligent and refined manner. –Polish Book Institute
Ignacy Karpowicz is a Polish writer and translator. His fifth work, Balladyny i romanse, won him the Polityka Passport Prize in 2010. He was previously nominated for this award for his debut novel, Niehalo (2006), and has since been nominated for the Nike Literary Award for Gesty (2009), Balladyny I romanse (2011), osci (2013), and Sońka (2015).
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781628972351 |
| ISBN 10 | 1628972351 |
| Title | Sonka |
| Author | Ignacy Karpowicz |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Dalkey Archive Press |
| Year published | 2018-03-15 |
| Number of pages | 112 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |