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Stone Upon Stone by Wieslaw Mysliwski (English) Paperback Book
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- Condition
- ISBN-13
- 9780982624623
- Type
- Does not apply
- ISBN
- 9780982624623
- Book Title
- Stone Upon Stone
- Item Length
- 7.5in
- Publisher
- Steerforth Press
- Publication Year
- 2010
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.6in
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- Small Town & Rural, General, Literary, Historical
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 27 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 536 Pages
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A masterpiece of postwar Polish literature, Stone Upon Stone is Wieslaw Mysliwski's grand epic in the rural tradition -- a profound and irreverent stream of memory cutting through the rich and varied terrain of one man's connection to the land, to his family and community, to women, to tradition, to God, to death, and to what it means to be alive. Wise and impetuous, plainspoken and compassionate Szymek, recalls his youth in their village, his time as a guerrilla soldier, as a wedding official, barber, policeman, lover, drinker, and caretaker for his invalid brother. Filled with interwoven stories and voices, by turns hilarious and moving, Szymek's narrative exudes the profound wisdom of one who has suffered, yet who loves life to the very core.
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Publisher
Steerforth Press
ISBN-10
098262462x
ISBN-13
9780982624623
eBay Product ID (ePID)
20038685660
Product Key Features
Book Title
Stone Upon Stone
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Small Town & Rural, General, Literary, Historical
Publication Year
2010
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
536 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
7.5in
Item Height
1.6in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
27 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Pg7172.Y8
Reviews
Like a more agrarian Beckett, a less gothic Faulkner, a slightly warmer Laxness, Mysliwski masterfully renders in Johnston's gorgeous translation (Mysliwski's first into English) life in a Polish farming village before and after WWII. . . . Richly textured and wonderfully evocative. -Publishers Weekly, starred review Joyously anchored in the physical world, steeped in storytelling, a delight from start to finish. -Kirkus, starred review Wies'aw My'liwski¢s vast novel is an artistic accomplishment of the highest order… A masterpiece beyond the shadow of a doubt. -Henryk Bereza A hymn in praise of life. -Krysytna D'browska A marvel of narrative seduction, a rare double masterpiece of storytelling and translation.. . . Mysliwski's prose, replete with wit and an almost casual intensity, skips nimbly from one emotional register to the next, carrying dramatic force. . . . He manages tone so finely, orchestrating a perfect continuity between the tragic and the comic and, ultimately, between life and death . . . In his translation Bill Johnston navigates Mysliwski's modulations with skill and the lightness of touch that is generally the face of profound labor. -Times Literary Supplement A marvelous, garrulous book ... The grandest example of a genre ... Szymek's rustic voice narrates with a naivete and an eloquence that are equally endearing, reaching into every corner of the Polish countryside like a great shining sun. -The National Sweeping . . . irreverent . . With winning candor . . . Pietruszka chronicles the modernization of rural Poland and celebrates the persistence of desire. -The New Yorker, "This is an epic novel about modernization in rural Poland." -- Publisher's Weekly , 20 Best Books in Translation You've Never Read Like a more agrarian Beckett, a less gothic Faulkner, a slightly warmer Laxness, Mysliwski masterfully renders in Johnston's gorgeous translation (Mysliwski's first into English) life in a Polish farming village before and after WWII. . . . Richly textured and wonderfully evocative. -- Publishers Weekly , starred review Joyously anchored in the physical world, steeped in storytelling, a delight from start to finish. -- Kirkus , starred review Wieslaw Mysliwski's vast novel is an artistic accomplishment of the highest order... A masterpiece beyond the shadow of a doubt. -- Henryk Bereza A hymn in praise of life. -- Krysytna Dabrowska A marvel of narrative seduction, a rare double masterpiece of storytelling and translation.. . . Mysliwski's prose, replete with wit and an almost casual intensity, skips nimbly from one emotional register to the next, carrying dramatic force. . . . He manages tone so finely, orchestrating a perfect continuity between the tragic and the comic and, ultimately, between life and death . . . In his translation Bill Johnston navigates Mysliwski's modulations with skill and the lightness of touch that is generally the face of profound labor. -- Times Literary Supplement A marvelous, garrulous book ... The grandest example of a genre ... Szymek's rustic voice narrates with a naivete and an eloquence that are equally endearing, reaching into every corner of the Polish countryside like a great shining sun. -- The National Sweeping . . . irreverent . . With winning candor . . . chronicles the modernization of rural Poland and celebrates the persistence of desire. -- The New Yorker, " Wieslaw Mysliwski is the opposite of a star--he does not appear on television and does not entertain crowds. He simply thinks and writes beautiful novels."-- Newsweek "Exhilarating...In long, streaming paragraphs, Szymek recounts a life that is full of sorrow and happiness. He talks about everything a life can contain: lovers, drinking, war, death, accidents, experience...A dizzying array of memories and stories."-- Minneapolis Star Tribune "Like a more agrarian Beckett, a less gothic Faulkner, a slightly warmer Laxness, Mysliwski masterfully renders in Johnston's gorgeous translation (Mysliwski's first into English) life in a Polish farming village before and after WWII."-- Publishers Weekly , starred review " Stone upon Stone is the first masterpiece in Slavic literature, perhaps even in European literature, in which the fate of the peasant attains the standing of human fate in all its tragic vastness."-- Anna Tatarkiewicz "A hymn in praise of life."-- Krysytna Dabrowska
Copyright Date
2011
Dewey Decimal
Fic
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
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