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pp. 348, b/w photographs, “Tarnowski has penned a stunning multigenerational family memoir, reaching back into the past to recount the vanished lifestyle of his grandparents, his parents’ harrowing World War II experiences, and his own coming-of-age as a displaced person. The aristocratic Tarnowski family cut a wide swath through the semifeudal social fabric of late-nineteenth and early-twentieth-century Poland. Landed gentry, they owned and operated a gracious agrarian estate that housed and fed relatives, servants, and numerous peasant families. But as World War II loomed, the extended clan began to unravel at a rapid speed. When Germany invaded Poland, the author’s parents escaped via Romania and Palestine, setting into motion a tragic chain of events that foreshadowed the dissolution of both the family and their increasingly archaic way of life. Achingly beautiful and bittersweet, this intimate family chronicle reads like a novel. “
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| ISBN | 1845131398 | |
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| ISBN13 | 9781845131395 | |
| Number of pages | 348 | |
| Original Title | The Last Mazurka: A Family's Tale of War, Passion and Loss | |
| Published Date | 2006 | |
| Book Condition | Very Good | |
| Jacket Condition | Very Good | |
| Binding | Hardcover | |
| Size | 8vo | |
| Place of Publication | London | |
| Edition | First Edition | |
| Category: | History | |
| Author: | Andrew Tarnowski | |
| Publisher: | Aurum Press |
pp. 348, b/w photographs, “Tarnowski has penned a stunning multigenerational family memoir, reaching back into the past to recount the vanished lifestyle of his grandparents, his parents’ harrowing World War II experiences, and his own coming-of-age as a displaced person. The aristocratic Tarnowski family cut a wide swath through the semifeudal social fabric of late-nineteenth and early-twentieth-century Poland. Landed gentry, they owned and operated a gracious agrarian estate that housed and fed relatives, servants, and numerous peasant families. But as World War II loomed, the extended clan began to unravel at a rapid speed. When Germany invaded Poland, the author’s parents escaped via Romania and Palestine, setting into motion a tragic chain of events that foreshadowed the dissolution of both the family and their increasingly archaic way of life. Achingly beautiful and bittersweet, this intimate family chronicle reads like a novel. “
| Weight | 1 kg |
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