The coming spring / / Stefan Zeromski ; translated by Bill Johnston

• Autore: Żeromski Stefan <1864-1925.>
• Pubblicazione: New York ; ; Budapest : , : Central European University Press, , 2007
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (425 pages)
• Disciplina: 891.8/536
• Soggetto topico: Polish fiction - 20th century - Translations into English; Polish literature
• Soggetto non controllato: Early 20th century, Fiction, Poland
• Altri autori: JohnstonBill <1960->
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- A Genealogy -- Part One. Houses of Glass -- Part Two. Nawłoć -- Part Three. The Wind from the East
• Sommario/riassunto: The 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: The coming spring
• ISBN: 978-615-5211-30-0; 9786155211300; 978-6-15521-130-0; 615-5211-30-2; 1-281-26869-0; 9786611268695; 1-4294-9887-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910778285503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Central European classics.