"What commonplace engines they are that cause movement in the world: a little bit of coal moves a ship, a little bit of heart—a man."

—Bolesław Prus, "The Doll" (tr. Stanislaw Barańczak)

#BolesławPrus #PolishLiterature #PolishLiteratureInTranslation #literatureInTranslation

Polish pantry in winter, circa 1760. “In the pantries there are pots of honey and lard, cucumbers quietly pickling in great, gloomy barrels, livening up only in the hand of some impatient person—then, slippery, they escape. Hanging from poles are sausage rings, smoked hams, and fatback from which some bold scout stealthily slices off pieces each day.” From The Books of Jacob by Olga Tokarczuk #polishfood #polishliterature

Reading Polish Nobel Prize Olga Tokarczuk’s The Books of Jacob on a lond ride. An interesting take on a complex period in Eastern European history from the point of view of a anti-Talmud Jewish religious group that convert en masse to Catholicism. Smyrne, Istambul, Lwiw and Warsaw are just of the places where the story takes place. A treat. #polishliterature #polishhistory

Okay, this did make me laugh - a hearing where the defendant can't hear. #WładysławReymont #ThePeasants #polishliterature

Polish writer Jerzy Andrzejewski, author of the 1948 novel Ashes and Diamonds #AshesandDiamonds #PolishLiterature #Literature #JerzyAndrzejewski