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A groundbreaking new translation of the only historical novelby noted Polish writer Boleslaw Prus. " . . . unique in world literature of the nineteenth century"--CzeslawMilosz Imbued with poetry, leavened with humor, andgraced with moments of transcendent beauty, Pharaoh offers a compellingpicture of life at every level of ancient Egyptian society. As the story unfolds, Egypt is experiencinginternal stresses and external threats that will culm...

Stanislaw Wokulski hat es geschafft. Vermeintlich. Der aus einer verarmten Adelsfamilie stammende Kaufmann ist während des Russisch-Osmanischen Kriegs 1877/78 zu einem der wohlhabendsten Männer Warschaus aufgestiegen. Sein Vermögen soll einem höheren Zweck dienen: Wokulski ist unsterblich in Izabela Lecka verliebt, mit seinem Reichtum hofft er, den Standesunterschied zwischen sich und der kapriziösen Aristokratentochter wettzumachen. Doch die ...

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Excerpt from La Faraono, Vol. 1: RomanoFlanke de la faraonoj, kaj ofte super ili estis la' pastroj tio estis aro da saguloj, kiuj direktis la aferojn de la lando.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving ...

Excerpt from La Faraono, Vol. 1: RomanoFlanke de la faraonoj, kaj ofte super ili estis la' pastroj tio estis aro da saguloj, kiuj direktis la aferojn de la lando.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving ...

Excerpt from La Faraono, Vol. 3: RomanoMorta silento ekregis en la kunveno. La plej maltima homo en Egipto supozus neniam, ke la juna sinjoro komencos la regadon per tia demando al la plej potenca persono en la tuta regno, eble pli potenca ol la mortinta faraono.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical ...

Excerpt from La Faraono, Vol. 3: RomanoMorta silento ekregis en la kunveno. La plej maltima homo en Egipto supozus neniam, ke la juna sinjoro komencos la regadon per tia demando al la plej potenca persono en la tuta regno, eble pli potenca ol la mortinta faraono.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical ...

Nowela piora Boleslawa Prusa, po raz pierwszy opublikowana 1 stycznia 1888 r. Byla pierwszym opowiadaniem Prusa o tle historycznym, zas szesc lat pozniej sluzyla jako szkic wstepny dla jedynej jego powiesci historycznej pt. Faraon. W noweli dogorywajacy stuletni faraon Ramzes zdrowieje, niespodziewanie natomiast ginie jego nastepca Horus, pragnacy zaprowadzic reformy ustroju egipskiego. Nowela Boleslawa Prusa Kamizelka nalezy do tak zwanych ...

A classic of Russian literature, with an introduction by leading Polish critic Stanislaw Baranczak.

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Wat Flauberts 'Madame Bovary' is voor de Franse literatuur en Tolstojs 'Anna Karenina' voor de Russische is 'De pop' voor de literatuur van Polen. Velen beschouwen het magnum opus van Boleslaw Prus als de grootste Poolse roman van de negentiende eeuw - of zelfs van alle tijden. Net als in die andere twee epische meesterwerken staat ook in 'De pop' een tragische liefdesgeschiedenis centraal. De bonkige, steenrijke selfmade man Stas Wokulski is ...

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Boleslaw Prus (1847-1912), born Aleksander Glowacki, was a Polish journalist and novelist known especially for his novels The Doll (1890) and The Pharaoh and the Priest (1897). An indelible mark was left on Prus by his experiences as a 15-year-old soldier in the 1863 uprising, in which he suffered severe battle contusions, followed by imprisonment. At age 25, in Warsaw, he settled a journalistic career that helped prepare his compatriots to be...

Boleslaw Prus (1847-1912), born Aleksander Glowacki, was a Polish journalist and novelist known especially for his novels The Doll and The Pharaoh and the Priest (1902). An indelible mark was left on Prus by his experiences as a 15- year-old soldier in the 1863 Uprising, in which he suffered severe battle contusions, followed by imprisonment. At age 25, in Warsaw, he settled a journalistic career that helped prepare his compatriots to be compe...