03215nam 2200697Ia 450 991080901340332120200520144314.0978-615-5211-30-09786155211300978-6-15521-130-0615-5211-30-21-281-26869-097866112686951-4294-9887-010.1515/9786155211300(CKB)1000000000478249(OCoLC)647654548(CaPaEBR)ebrary10191411(SSID)ssj0000125395(PQKBManifestationID)11141331(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000125395(PQKBWorkID)10026774(PQKB)10118407(MiAaPQ)EBC3137249(OCoLC)173503621(MdBmJHUP)muse25942(Au-PeEL)EBL3137249(CaPaEBR)ebr10191411(DE-B1597)633588(DE-B1597)9786155211300(EXLCZ)99100000000047824920070406d2007 uy 1engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe coming spring /Stefan Zeromski ; translated by Bill Johnston1st ed.New York ;Budapest Central European University Press20071 online resource (425 pages)Central European classicsBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph963-7326-89-8 Frontmatter --Contents --Introduction --A Genealogy --Part One. Houses of Glass --Part Two. Nawłoć --Part Three. The Wind from the EastThe Coming Spring (Przedwiosnie), Zeromski's last novel, tells the story of Cezary Baryka, a young Pole who finds himself in Baku, Azerbaijan, then a predominantly Armenian city, as the Russian Revolution breaks out. He becomes embroiled in the chaos caused by the revolution, and barely escapes with his life. Then, he and his father set off on a horrendous journey west to reach Poland. His father dies en route, but Cezary makes it to the newly independent Poland. Cezary sees the suffering of the poor, yet his experiences in the newly formed Soviet Union make him suspicious of socialist and communist solutions. He is an outsider among both the gentry and the working classes, and he cannot find where he belongs. Furthermore, he has unsuccessful and tragic love relations. The novel ends when, despite his profound misgivings, he takes up political action on behalf of the poor. Zeromski, whose vivid, assured style is instantly recognizable, was a writer with a strong social conscience, taking up the concerns of the poor and downtrodden.Central European classics.Polish fictionPolish literaturePolish fiction.Polish literature.891.8/536Zeromski Stefan1864-1925.634707Johnston Bill1960-742929MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910809013403321The coming spring4106847UNINA