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Cudzoziemka
''Cudzoziemka'' (''The Stranger'') is a Polish psychological novel by Maria Kuncewiczowa, published as a book in 1936. Earlier, the novel used to appear in episodes in press (''Kurier Poranny''). ''Cudzoziemka'' is considered a classic of the interwar period of Polish literature. The novel was published in 1944 in an English translation by B. W. A. Massey. Content The protagonist, Róża Żabczyńska, was born in the half of 19th century in Taganrog, Russia, to a Polish family. As a girl, she is deeply affected by her ethnic differences. However, her alienation grows even bigger when she moves to Warsaw in order to take up violin lessons. She finds out that she is a ''stranger'' wherever she comes. The young girl experiences a dramatic love disappointment and then – as it later proves – an artistic failure. She decides to marry a man she does not love. Her family life is a losing streak. She descends into madness even harder a couple of years later, when her beloved son, Ka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Kuncewiczowa
Maria Kuncewiczowa (Samara, Russian Empire, 30 October 1895 - 15 July 1989, Lublin, Poland) was a Polish writer and novelist. Kuncewiczowa's works span from short stories to novels to radio novels to literary diaries. Early life Maria Kuncewiczowa was born on October 30, 1895 in Samara, Russian Empire. Her parents had been exiled to Russia for involvement in the January 1863 Polish Insurrection, and the family returned to Warsaw when she was 2 years old. Her parents were members of the Polish intelligentsia class, or the impoverished educated class. Her mother was a violist who gave up her career to raise a family, which was one thing that drew Kuncewiczowa to music in her early life. She studied music and literature in Kraków, Warsaw and Paris before she chose a literary vocation. Kuncewiczowa, née Szczepańska, married Jerzy Kuncewicz, a Polish lawyer, writer, and activist, in 1921, and one year later, gave birth to her son, Witold Kuncewicz. Career in Poland Kuncewiczowa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taganrog, Russia
Taganrog ( rus, Таганрог, p=təɡɐnˈrok) is a port city in Rostov Oblast, Russia, on the north shore of the Taganrog Bay in the Sea of Azov, several kilometers west of the mouth of the Don River. Population: History of Taganrog The history of the city goes back to the late Bronze Age–early Iron Age (between the 20th and 10th centuries BC), when it was the earliest Greek settlement in the northwestern Black Sea Region and was mentioned by the Greek historian Herodotus as Emporion Kremnoi. In the 13th century, Pisan merchants founded a colony, Portus Pisanus, which was however short-lived. Taganrog was founded by Peter the Great on 12 September 1698. The first Russian Navy base, it hosted the Azov Flotilla of Catherine the Great (1770–1783), which subsequently became the Russian Black Sea Fleet. Taganrog was granted city status in 1775. By the end of the 18th century, Taganrog had lost its importance as a military base after Crimea and the entire Sea o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ewa Wiśniewska
Ewa Maria Wiśniewska (born 25 April 1942) is a Polish actress. Her sister, Małgorzata Niemirska, is also an actress. Wiśniewska was awarded the Order of Polonia Restituta, one of Poland's highest Orders, and many other Orders, including Gold Cross of Merit. Selected filmography * ''Zbrodniarz i panna'' (1963) * ''Prawo i pięść'' (1964) * ''Three Steps on Earth'' (1965) * ''Sam pośród miasta'' (1965) * ''Życie raz jeszcze'' (1965) * '' Frozen Flashes'' (1967) * ''Stawka większa niż życie'' (1967–1968, TV series) * ''Tylko umarły odpowie'' (1969) * ''Doktor Ewa'' (1970, TV series) * ''Janosik'' (1973) * '' What Will You Do When You Catch Me?'' (1978) * ''Hallo Szpicbródka czyli ostatni występ króla kasiarzy'' (1978) * ''Umarli rzucają cień'' (1978) * ''Paciorki jednego różańca'' (1979) * ''Białe tango'' (1981) * ''Wielka majówka'' (1981) * ''Dolina Issy'' (1982) * ''Mgła'' (1983) * '' Osobisty pamiętnik grzesznika przez niego samego spisany'' (1985) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psychological Novel
In literature, psychological fiction (also psychological realism) is a narrative genre that emphasizes interior characterization and motivation to explore the spiritual, emotional, and mental lives of the characters. The mode of narration examines the reasons for the behaviors of the character, which propel the plot and explain the story. Psychological realism is achieved with deep explorations and explanations of the mental states of the character's inner person, usually through narrative modes such as stream of consciousness and flashbacks. Early examples '' The Tale of Genji'' by Lady Murasaki, written in 11th-century Japan, was considered by Jorge Luis Borges to be a psychological novel. French theorists Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari, in '' A Thousand Plateaus'', evaluated the 12th-century Arthurian author Chrétien de Troyes' '' Lancelot, the Knight of the Cart'' and ''Perceval, the Story of the Grail'' as early examples of the style of the psychological novel. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurier Poranny (1877-1939)
''Kurier Poranny'' ("Morning Courier") is a daily newspaper in Białystok and the Podlasie region of Poland. It was founded in 1990. There are two other newspapers in Białystok, ''Gazeta Współczesna Gazeta Współczesna is a daily newspaper in the city of Białystok, Poland. It is also a daily newspaper in the Podlasie region. The English translation is "The Modern Newspaper". There are two other newspapers in the city of Białystok and they ...'' and '' Teraz Białystok''. Supplements Monday: ''Moje auto'' (My car) Tuesday: ''Praca i nauka'' (Jobs and schools) Wednesday: ''Mój dom i nieruchomości'' (My house and properties) Thursday: ''Weekend'' (Weekend) Friday: ''Album Białostocki'' (Bialystok Album) Saturday: ''Pupile'' (Pupils) Daily newspapers published in Poland Mass media in Białystok {{Poland-newspaper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interwar Period
In the history of the 20th century, the interwar period lasted from 11 November 1918 to 1 September 1939 (20 years, 9 months, 21 days), the end of the World War I, First World War to the beginning of the World War II, Second World War. The interwar period was relatively short, yet featured many significant social, political, and economic changes throughout the world. Petroleum-based energy production and associated mechanisation led to the prosperous Roaring Twenties, a time of both social mobility and economic mobility for the middle class. Automobiles, electric lighting, radio, and more became common among populations in the developed world. The indulgences of the era subsequently were followed by the Great Depression, an unprecedented worldwide economic downturn that severely damaged many of the world's largest economies. Politically, the era coincided with the rise of communism, starting in Russia with the October Revolution and Russian Civil War, at the end of World War I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polish Literature
Polish literature is the literary tradition of Poland. Most Polish literature has been written in the Polish language, though other languages used in Poland over the centuries have also contributed to Polish literary traditions, including Latin, Yiddish, Lithuanian, Russian, German and Esperanto. According to Czesław Miłosz, for centuries Polish literature focused more on drama and poetic self-expression than on fiction (dominant in the English speaking world). The reasons were manifold but mostly rested on the historical circumstances of the nation. Polish writers typically have had a more profound range of choices to motivate them to write, including past cataclysms of extraordinary violence that swept Poland (as the crossroads of Europe), but also, Poland's collective incongruities demanding an adequate reaction from the writing communities of any given period.Czesław Miłosz ''The History of Polish Literature.''Google Books preview. ''University of California Press'', Ber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warsaw
Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officially estimated at 1.86 million residents within a greater metropolitan area of 3.1 million residents, which makes Warsaw the 7th most-populous city in the European Union. The city area measures and comprises 18 districts, while the metropolitan area covers . Warsaw is an Alpha global city, a major cultural, political and economic hub, and the country's seat of government. Warsaw traces its origins to a small fishing town in Masovia. The city rose to prominence in the late 16th century, when Sigismund III decided to move the Polish capital and his royal court from Kraków. Warsaw served as the de facto capital of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth until 1795, and subsequently as the seat of Napoleon's Duchy of Warsaw. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryszard Ber
Ryszard () is the Polish equivalent of "Richard", and may refer to: *Ryszard Andrzejewski (born 1976), Polish rap musician, songwriter and producer *Ryszard Bakst (1926–1999), Polish and British pianist and piano teacher of Jewish/Polish/Russian origin *Ryszard Bartel (1897–1982), Polish engineer, aircraft designer, pioneer and aviator *Ryszard Bender (born 1932), Polish politician and historian, specialist in the history of the January Uprising *Ryszard Wincenty Berwiński (1817–1879), Polish poet, translator, folklorist, and nationalist *Ryszard Białous (1914–1992), Polish scoutmaster (harcmistrz) captain of the AK-Szare Szeregi *Ryszard Bober (born 1956), Polish politician, Vice-Chairperson of Kuyavian-Pomeranian Regional Assembly *Ryszard Bogusz (born 1951), Lutheran theologian, bishop of the diocese Wroclaw of the Evangelical Augsburg Church in Poland *Ryszard Bolesławski (1889–1937), Polish film director, actor and teacher of acting *Ryszard Bosek (born 1950), forme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1936 Novels
Events January–February * January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, dies at his Sandringham Estate. The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King Edward VIII. * January 28 – Britain's King George V state funeral takes place in London and Windsor. He is buried at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle * February 4 – Radium E (bismuth-210) becomes the first radioactive element to be made synthetically. * February 6 – The IV Olympic Winter Games open in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. * February 10– 19 – Second Italo-Ethiopian War: Battle of Amba Aradam – Italian forces gain a decisive tactical victory, effectively neutralizing the army of the Ethiopian Empire. * February 16 – 1936 Spanish general election: The left-wing Popular Front coalition takes a majority. * February 26 – February 26 Incident (二・二六事件, ''Niniroku Jiken''): The Im ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polish Novels
Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken *Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwriters Polish may refer to: * Polishing, the process of creating a smooth and shiny surface by rubbing or chemical action ** French polishing, polishing wood to a high gloss finish * Nail polish * Shoe polish * Polish (screenwriting), improving a script in smaller ways than in a rewrite See also * * * Polonaise (other) A polonaise ()) is a stately dance of Polish origin or a piece of music for this dance. Polonaise may also refer to: * Polonaises (Chopin), compositions by Frédéric Chopin ** Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53 (french: Polonaise héroïque, lin ... {{Disambiguation, surname Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
