Jerzy Andrzejewski

Ashes and Diamonds

Polish youth struggles with betrayal, resistance, and existential doubt post-WWII

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Jerzy Andrzejewski
Jerzy Andrzejewski

Polish novelist whose Ashes and Diamonds, set in the chaotic final days of World War II, became a landmark of postwar Polish literature and was adapted into a celebrated film by Andrzej Wajda.

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