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Ashes and Miracles: A Polish Journey

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296 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1998

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Irena Karafilly

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Irena Karafilly is an award-winning Montreal writer, poet, and aphorist. She is the author of several acclaimed books and of numerous stories, poems, and articles, which have been published in both literary and consumer magazines, as well as in various North American newspapers, including the New York Times and the International Herald Tribune. Her short stories have been anthologized and broadcast, winning literary prizes such as the National Magazine Award and the CBC Literary Award.

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June 12, 2019
Bardzo piekny opis podrozy po Polsce, przepojony miloscia i faktami.

Ta ksiazke czytalam po angielsku. Jedynym dowodem na antysemityzm w Polsce bylo dla mnie wygnanie Zydow z Polski w 1968. Bylam wtedy dzieckiem. Znajomi z kolezanka, ktora miala fortepian i na nim grala, wyjechali do Izraela. Lokalny sklepik ze swiezym mlekiem i pieczywem zniknal z rogu ulicy. Wiele slyszalam o tej postawie w Polsce, ale nigdy sie z nia nie zetknelam, ani nie bardzo rozumialam uzasadnienia.

Ksiazka Pani Ireny Karafilly wypelnia ta pustke. Jej wspomnienia i rozmowy z ludzmi rzucaja lepsze swiatlo na antysemityzm i jego zrodla w Polsce.

Wiekszosci z miejsc opisanych w ksiazce nigdy nie odwiedzilam, a teraz zaluje. Bardzo mi tez zaimponowalo zrozumienie "polskiej duszy," kultury, postaw, idei. Mysle ze kazdy kto chce miec lepsze zrozumienie naszych zachowan i tego co sie obecnie dzieje w Polsce, musi przeczytac ta relacje z podrozy. Bardzo tez bym zalecala zeby turysci ktorzy sie wybieraja do kraju mojej mlodosci, przeczytali ksiazke przed wyjazdem, zwlaszcza ze jest ciekawa i dobrze napisana
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Author 6 books48 followers
August 12, 2021
Easily comparable to some of the best travel writers (think, for example, Norman Lewis) in style and literary clout. Perceptive, engaging, entertaining, this book has it all. I found something to marvel at on virtually every page. Highly recommended.
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