Eastern Poland, June 1941. The full moon shines over the marshy meadows, the shadowy orchards, and the Bug, the cold river that divides the world in two. On one side are the Germans with their tanks, trucks, and death machines. On the other, the Russians await. And between the banks, the ferryman Lubko transports anyone who can pay. In the forest hide the Jewish siblings on their way to the promised land and the partisan boys for whom everything is still an adventure. Everyone waits, while the summer heat clouds their thoughts.
A little boy sees and hears and remembers everything: the thunder of approaching bombers, the trembling earth. Many years later, the author tries to clarify the story his father never told him.
\"Through a series of books, Stasiuk has developed a European blues. Europe seen from the insignificant small towns of the Carpathians, desolate roads, and battered people. The tone is unique and outstanding, the melancholy vast.\" Per Wirtén
Andrzej Stasiuk, born in Warsaw in 1960, is considered one of the foremost authors of the post-communist Polish generation of writers, also active as a journalist, poet, and screenwriter. In 1992, he debuted with \"Mury Hebronu\" (The Walls of Hebron), a collection of stories depicting his experiences in prison as a conscientious objector during martial law in Poland in the early 1980s. His major breakthrough both in Poland and internationally came with the novels \"Dukla\" and \"Nine.\"
Format Hardcover Extent 332 pages Language Swedish Publisher Ersatz Publication date 2024-02-29 Contributors Tomas Håkanson Contributors Håkan Liljemärker ISBN 9789188913661