| Lalka Contributor(s): Prus, Boleslaw (Author) |
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ISBN: 1784351164 ISBN-13: 9781784351168 Publisher: Jiahu Books OUR PRICE: $13.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Language: Polish Published: January 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 6" W x 9" (0.96 lbs) 326 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Lalka is the second of four major novels by the Polish writer Boleslaw Prus. It was composed for periodical serialization in 1887-89 and appeared in book form in 1890. The Doll has been regarded by some, including Nobel laureate Czeslaw Milosz, as the greatest Polish novel. According to Prus biographer Zygmunt Szweykowski, it may be unique in 19th-century world literature as a comprehensive, compelling picture of an entire society. While The Doll takes its fortuitous title from a minor episode involving a stolen toy, readers commonly assume that it refers to the principal female character, the young aristocrat Izabela Lecka. |