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Ashes and Diamonds
work by Andrzejewski
Also known as: “Popiół i diament”
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discussed in biography
- In Jerzy Andrzejewski
…in Popiół i diament (1948; Ashes and Diamonds), translated into 27 languages and generally considered his finest novel. It presents a dramatic conflict between young Polish patriots and the communist regime during the last days of World War II. In 1958 Andrzej Wajda, the leading director of the Polish cinema,…
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place in Polish literature
- In Polish literature: Literature after 1945
…novel Popiół i diament (1948; Ashes and Diamonds) examined the moral controversies that accompanied the political and social changes of the postwar period, especially the tragic situation of young conspirators involved in the struggle against the new communist regime.
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