Władysław Stanisław Reymont, *Ave Patria* [1912]

Format: 18 cm

Volume: [4], 341, [2] pp.

Binding: half-cloth

“Ave Patria” is a collection of eight short stories by Władysław Stanisław Reymont, which portrays him as a traveler and observer of social tensions. The title novella deals with the revolution in the Kingdom of Poland and the meaning of sacrifice in the struggle for freedom. The others are “Lili,” “Burza,” “Tęsknota,” “W palarni opjum,” “Sielanka,” “Los Toros,” and “Ostatni.” “In the Opium Den” is a reportage-style account of the writer’s travels abroad. The novellas are united by the fate of the individual in the face of great forces: revolution, war, addiction, and uprooting.

A complete and clean copy; the binding is in very good condition.

An item from the 18th Polish Antiquarian Book Auction.