{"product_id":"ashes-and-diamonds-paperback","title":"Ashes and Diamonds - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJerzy Andrzejewski\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eD. J. Welsh\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eHeinrich Boll\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in Poland in 1948, and acclaimed as one of the finest postwar Polish novels, \u003ci\u003eAshes and Diamonds\u003c\/i\u003e takes place in the spring of 1945, as the nation is in the throes of its transformation to People' Poland. Communists, socialists, and nationalists; thieves and black marketeers; servants and fading aristocrats; veteran terrorists and bands of murderous children bewitched by the lure of crime and adventure--all of these converge on a provincial town's chief hotel, a microcosm of an uprooted world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAshes and Diamonds takes us to a provincial town in the spring of 1945. The nation is in the throes of transformation to People's Poland. Communists, socialists, and nationalists; thieves and black marketeers; servants and fading aristocrats; veteran terrorists and bands of murderous children bewitched by the lure of crime and adventure--all these converge on the town's chief hotel, a microcosm of an uprooted world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJERZY ANDRZEJEWSKI \u003c\/b\u003e(1909-1983) published his first book, \u003ci\u003eUnavoidable Roads\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection of short stories, in 1936. Two years later he won several prizes, including one from the Polish Academy of Literature, for his first novel, \u003ci\u003eMode of the Heart. Ashes and Diamonds\u003c\/i\u003e, originally published in 1948, was made into a highly esteemed film and was awarded the International Critics' Prize at the 1959 Venice Film Festival.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 239\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.61 x 7.75 x 5.18 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47257212322041,"sku":"9780810115194","price":29.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/itgbinCD0F9780810115194.webp?v=1768743299","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/ashes-and-diamonds-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}