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Een paard dat Pools praat en andere satirische verhalen uit Midden- en Oost-Europa
Er voltrekken zich in Midden- en Oost-Europa snelle veranderingen. De overgang van een door de staat gedirigeerde maatschappij naar een democratische, van een planeconomie naar een vrije markt, voltrekt zich soms op pijnlijke wijze. De transitie verloopt in het ene land meer succesvol dan in het andere. Maar voor alle landen betekent het een ingrijpende ommekeer in hun geschiedenis.
In deze bundel satirische verhalen uit Midden- en Oost-Europa nemen schrijvers uit deze landen de gevolgen van de transitie op de hak. De stijl en de thema’s van de verhalen zijn zeer wisselend. Dat levert onderhoudende en soms hilarische verhalen op. In Een paard dat Pools praat laten bekende en minder bekende satirici ons een blik werpen achter de schermen van hun vaderland. Nagenoeg alle voormalige ‘Oostbloklanden’ komen aan bod: Estland, Letland, Litouwen, Rusland, Oekraïne, Polen, Tsjechië, Slowakije, Hongarije, Roemenië, Bulgarije, Noord-Macedonië, Albanië, Servië en Bosnië.
In deze bundel satirische verhalen uit Midden- en Oost-Europa nemen schrijvers uit deze landen de gevolgen van de transitie op de hak. De stijl en de thema’s van de verhalen zijn zeer wisselend. Dat levert onderhoudende en soms hilarische verhalen op. In Een paard dat Pools praat laten bekende en minder bekende satirici ons een blik werpen achter de schermen van hun vaderland. Nagenoeg alle voormalige ‘Oostbloklanden’ komen aan bod: Estland, Letland, Litouwen, Rusland, Oekraïne, Polen, Tsjechië, Slowakije, Hongarije, Roemenië, Bulgarije, Noord-Macedonië, Albanië, Servië en Bosnië.
196 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 1998
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About the author
Sławomir Mrożek
242 books216 followersSławomir Mrożek (born June 29, 1930, died August 15, 2013) was a Polish dramatist and writer.
Mrożek joined the Polish United Workers' Party during the reign of Stalinism in the People's Republic of Poland, and made a living as a political journalist.
In the late 1950s Mrożek begun writing plays. His first play, "Policja" (The Police), was published in 1958. Mrożek emigrated to France in 1963 and then further to Mexico. He traveled in France, England, Italy, Yugoslavia and other European countries. In 1996 he returned to Poland and settled in Kraków.
His first full-length play "Tango" (1964) – a family saga – is still along with "The Emigrants" (a bitter and ironic portrait of two Polish emigrants in Paris) his best-known work, and continue to be performed throughout the world. Director Andrzej Wajda made a theatre production of "The Emigrants" in 1975 at the Teatr Stary in Kraków. In 2006 Mrożek released his autobiography called "Baltazar".
Mrożek's works belong to the genre of Theatre of the Absurd, intended to shock the audience with non-realistic elements, political and historic references, distortion and parody.
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Controversy
An illustration by Daniel Mróz for Mrożek's book „Słoń” ('The Elephant'), 1957
In 1953, during the reign of Stalinism in Poland, Mrożek was one of several signatories of an open letter to Polish authorities participating in defamation of Catholic priests from Kraków, three of whom were condemned to death (but never executed) by the communist government after being groundlessly accused of treason.
Mrożek joined the Polish United Workers' Party during the reign of Stalinism in the People's Republic of Poland, and made a living as a political journalist.
In the late 1950s Mrożek begun writing plays. His first play, "Policja" (The Police), was published in 1958. Mrożek emigrated to France in 1963 and then further to Mexico. He traveled in France, England, Italy, Yugoslavia and other European countries. In 1996 he returned to Poland and settled in Kraków.
His first full-length play "Tango" (1964) – a family saga – is still along with "The Emigrants" (a bitter and ironic portrait of two Polish emigrants in Paris) his best-known work, and continue to be performed throughout the world. Director Andrzej Wajda made a theatre production of "The Emigrants" in 1975 at the Teatr Stary in Kraków. In 2006 Mrożek released his autobiography called "Baltazar".
Mrożek's works belong to the genre of Theatre of the Absurd, intended to shock the audience with non-realistic elements, political and historic references, distortion and parody.
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Controversy
An illustration by Daniel Mróz for Mrożek's book „Słoń” ('The Elephant'), 1957
In 1953, during the reign of Stalinism in Poland, Mrożek was one of several signatories of an open letter to Polish authorities participating in defamation of Catholic priests from Kraków, three of whom were condemned to death (but never executed) by the communist government after being groundlessly accused of treason.
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