Opis: Things I Didn`t Throw Out - Marcin Wicha

Translated by Marta DziuroszA wry and unsentimental account of the attempt to understand a parent as an independent person with their own historyLamps, penknives, paperbacks, mechanical pencils, inflatable headrests. Marcin Wicha`s mother Joanna was a collector of everyday objects. When she dies and leaves her apartment intact, Wicha is left to sort through her things. Through them, he begins to construct an image of Joanna as a Jewish woman, a mother, and a citizen. As Poland emerged from the Second World War into the material meanness of the Communist regime, shortages of every kind shaped its people in deep and profound ways. What they chose to buy, keep - and, arguably, hoard - tells the story of contemporary Poland.Joanna`s Jewishness, her devotion to work, her formidable temperament, her weakness for consumer goods, all accumulate into an unforgettable portrait of a woman and, ultimately, her country.

Szczegóły: Things I Didn`t Throw Out - Marcin Wicha

Nazwa: Things I Didn`t Throw Out
Autor: Marcin Wicha
Wydawnictwo: Daunt Books
Kod paskowy: 9781914198021
Ilość stron: 208
Format: 19.5x13 cm
Waga: 0.248 kg

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