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Translated by John Markoff, Malgorzata Markoff
The official end of World War II did not mean the end of the torments inflicted on civilians. This book brings us vivid personal accounts of ordinary people in Poland--Poles, Germans, Jews, Ukrainians, and others--caught up in the most violent war in history and its aftermath. No place experienced more intense suffering for a longer period of time than Poland--the first country to be invaded by both Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia and the last to be "liberated". This is the story of how people survived the flames of war, and began to clear the rubble and try to rebuild their lives, from January to December 1945.
Product Details
| Publisher | University of Pittsburgh Press |
| Publish Date | September 15, 2020 |
| Pages | 336 |
| Language | English |
| Type |  Hardback |
| EAN/UPC | 9780822945994 |
| Dimensions | 9.1 X 6.2 X 1.4 inches | 1.3 pounds |
BISAC Categories: History
About the Author
Magdalena Grzebalkowska is an award-winning Polish author and journalist.
Reviews
For an enormous number of people in Central and Eastern Europe, the end of the Second World War in 1945 meant the beginning of a new drama: a journey to lands, homes, and graves that were not theirs. The scale of this forced migration reached a magnitude never known before. In her strong reporter's voice, Grzebalkowska tells us that war never ends in peace.--Olga Tokarczuk, winner of the 2018 Nobel Prize for Literature
Magdalena Grzebalkowska's Poland 1945: War and Peace, is a remarkable book, brilliantly translated into English.-- "Warbird"
Poland was a chaotic work in progress in 1945, as Grzebalkowska demonstrates in this accessible book that sheds light on an historically tortured country that was devastated by war.-- "Sheldon Kirshner Journal"
The author spoke to those who witnessed the war's aftermath to create a moving, astonishing picture of a traumatized society seeking to find hope after unprecedented violence in a complex, constantly changing environment. An important work to understand Polish society immediately after the war. Impeccably researched.-- "CHOICE"
1945 was a year of contradictions and chaos. It had everything: Great postwar hope and the bitterness of the peace. Joy that we have survived, amid mass exhumations. Heroic rebuilding but also looting and corruption. Violence against Poles and by Poles against 'the others'. The complexity of this period has been caught to perfection by Magdalena Grzebalkowska, who has presented that year from the perspective of ordinary people. Does this reportage come from the heart of darkness or the battlefield? Not only. It is also a story about returning to life.--Marcin Zaremba, Institute of History, University of Warsaw
Magdalena Grzebalkowska's Poland 1945: War and Peace, is a remarkable book, brilliantly translated into English.-- "Warbird"
Poland was a chaotic work in progress in 1945, as Grzebalkowska demonstrates in this accessible book that sheds light on an historically tortured country that was devastated by war.-- "Sheldon Kirshner Journal"
The author spoke to those who witnessed the war's aftermath to create a moving, astonishing picture of a traumatized society seeking to find hope after unprecedented violence in a complex, constantly changing environment. An important work to understand Polish society immediately after the war. Impeccably researched.-- "CHOICE"
1945 was a year of contradictions and chaos. It had everything: Great postwar hope and the bitterness of the peace. Joy that we have survived, amid mass exhumations. Heroic rebuilding but also looting and corruption. Violence against Poles and by Poles against 'the others'. The complexity of this period has been caught to perfection by Magdalena Grzebalkowska, who has presented that year from the perspective of ordinary people. Does this reportage come from the heart of darkness or the battlefield? Not only. It is also a story about returning to life.--Marcin Zaremba, Institute of History, University of Warsaw
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