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The author's first novel, originally published in Poland in 1956, translated into 15 languages and made into a film. It gave voice to the disenchantment of the younger generation growing up under Communism and tells of two young people searching for somewhere to consummate their love.
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"He is a flaming literary talent which has burned a ravaging furrow through the murky folds of the curtain that separates East from West." --Harrison Salisbury |"Spokesman for those who were angry and beat ... turbulent, temperamental and tortured." --New York Times |"The sort of book you can read at one sitting and remember the rest of your life." --Chicago Tribune
About the Author
Hlasko began his literary career as a correspondent among workers. His first stories were published in 1955 in literary periodicals; their publication as a single collection under the title First Step in the Clouds met with a very favorable reception. He followed up his success with a novella, The Eighth Day of the Week (1956). While Hlasko's popularity grew during the Polish "thaw," he faced increasing difficulties with the authorities and defected to the West in 1958. In emigration, his portrayal of life under communism grew harsher; the publication of The Graveyard increased the Polish authorities' hostility toward him. He died in Wiesbaden, Germany in 1969.
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- PublisherMartin Secker & Warburg Ltd
- Publication date1991
- ISBN 10 0436200392
- ISBN 13 9780436200397
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages120
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