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Papusza

Born

Poland

Died

February 08, 1987

Genre

Poetry

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(Bronislawa Wajs, 1908-1987) Papusza (doll) is a Romani poet from Poland and as Papusza one of the first women to publish her writing, she is considered the Mother of Romani poetry. She survived the Holocaust by hiding in the forest and much of her poetry reflects on that time, most famously, “Tears of Blood.” Literate gadjé neighbors taught her to read, and though her family and community severely disapproved, she persevered. Jerzy Ficowski discovered her in 1949 performing her songs with her husband, a violinist, and encouraged her to write them down. He translated and published her poetry in a magazine that supported the force settlement of Poland’s Roma, and her work became associated with the political movement to ghettoize the Roma. B ...more

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Average rating: 4.28 · 96 ratings · 16 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors

	Lesie, ojcze mój 4.31 avg rating — 71 ratings — published 1990 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pismo. Magazyn Opinii. Wokół książek nr 1/20 by Magdalena Kicińska (editor), Ilona Wiśniewska, Ottessa Moshfegh 4.11 avg rating — 9 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jag är där vinden är och andra sånger by Papusza, Julian Birbrajer (Översättare), Anders Bodegård (Översättare) 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pieśni mówione 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1956	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Routes d'antan: Xargatune droma by Papusza, Papùsa (Bronislawa Vajs), Marcel Courthiade (Translator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pieśni Papuszy by Papusza, Jerzy Ficowski (Translator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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