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| Baglaj, E. | Broszka | Broszka, an undergraduate student and a lover of horses, falls for a young vet while on holiday in the countryside. When her favourite horse disappears and her new boyfriend starts acting in a strange way, she starts to investigate… |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £12.95 | ||
| Baglaj, E. | Dublerka | The new adventures of Broszka, young student and lover of horses, known to Polish readers from the eponymous book. |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £12.95 | ||
| Bakiewicz, G. | Cos za cos | Julia lives above a network of caves. Three years ago she lost a colleague whist on expedition and this accident has had a big impact on her life. But as they say - when you lose one, another may come your way… |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £12.95 | ||
| Bakiewicz, G. | Opowiesc z perla w tle | Weronika is a bored and lazy journalist who fabricates her stories hoping that no-one will see through her lies. One day, however, she discovers that a criminal she made up actually exists in real life and isn't happy with what Weronika wrote about him… |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £12.95 | ||
| Banach, I. | Pocalunek Fauna | They shared childhood, thoughts and a great secret. Set apart by a tragic incident, years later a group of friends return to their hometown to reunite, face the difficult past and find out if their friendship survived the test of time. |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £14.95 | ||
| Baniewicz, A. | Dobry powod, by zabijac | Thriller set in a military base of the Polish peace keeping forces in Turkmenistan, where alcohol and drug fuelled patries are the order of the day. |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £14.95 | ||
| Bel, D. | Co go przerazilo? | A classic Agatha Christie-style detective story. Guests arrive at a tiny hotel in Poland and all they want is to relax and rest. But then the landlady is found brutally murdered… |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £15.95 | ||
| Bienczyk, M. | Tworki | This novel takes place during WWII, when 21 year-old Jurek works in a mental health asylum hiding from the horrors of the German occupation. He finds friends there but soon they start to disappear and nobody knows where to… |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £13.95 | ||
| Bienkowski, D. | Bialo-czerwony | A humorous and innovative novel about different forms of manliness. The main character is a "new man" - but it seems that the world around him is still the same old one… |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £17.95 | ||
| Bochenska, O. | Biala wieza | Marina, a bright young GP, is brilliant at saving other people's lives but she doesn't know what to do with her own. Until one day when she meets Vitto, an eccentric painter who claims they have been seeing each other in their dreams… |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £12.95 | ||
| Bojarska, A. | Bog pali cygara | Two foreigners meet in Paris. What brings them together? Sex? Fear of loneliness? Or the need to mask yourself in a city that loves dreamy illusions…? |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £14.95 | ||
| Budrewicz, O. | Daleko jeszcze dalej | The author, a well known traveller and journalist, recounts his most exciting adventures which range from meeting a mafia boss and wandering around Brazilian favelas to surviving a major earthquake and flying on the Concorde. |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £22.95 | ||
| Budzynska, M. | Jeszcze raz | The romantic encounters of mother and her daughter. Based on a script of a successful film. |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £11.95 | ||
| Bujko, M. M. | Czerwony byk | USSR, 1944. An American plane damaged during an attack on Japan makes an emergency landing in Vladivostok. Russians welcome the crew generously but will not allow them to leave... Will their Captain with a help of an attractive double-agent be able to save them? |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £19.95 | ||
| Bukowska, P. | Niezidentyfikowany obiekt halucynogenny | This critically-acclaimed debut novel is the coming-of-age story of a young man. |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £14.95 | ||
| Chmielewska, J. | (Nie)boszczyk maz | A bestselling novel from Poland's most popular author of easy, ironic crime fiction. |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £15.95 | ||
| Chmielewska, J. | Mnie zabic | Mrs Tompkins's car is stolen and found a few days later with a corpse in it. The dead body belongs to an old acquaintance of Mr Tompkins… |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £14.95 | ||
| Chmielewska, J. | Romans wszechczasow | A light mix of crime, intrigue, romance and humour from the most popular Polish author of the genre. |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £16.95 | ||
| Chmielewska, J. | Traktat o odchudzaniu | A collection of comic essays, short stories, notes and thoughts on the topic of losing weight by one of the most popular writers in Poland. |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £15.95 | ||
| Chmielewska, J. | Zapalniczka | New novel by a popular author of light humorous fiction. |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £17.95 | ||
| Czechowska, J. | Goodbye Polsko | The story of a Polish family living in Britain since 1964, tracking the events of a grandmother who returns to Poland and suffers under Communism, a mother trying to overcome wartime memories, and the new generation struggling to reconcile their British and Polish identities. A must-read for anyone who has lived in Britain. |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £7.99 | ||
| Czepiel, E. | Jasne blekitne okna | Beata and Sygita grew up together in a provincial town and swore nothing would ever part them. Beata chose a successful career in the big city while Sygita got married and had a daughter. Years later they meet to reminisce and compare… |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £15.95 | ||
| Czubaszek, K. | Patron | Invited to New York by Matt, the only living member of a Jewish family, Jakub learns the truth about his grandfather - a local hero of the WWII. These two men depict the attempts to come to terms with the uneasy past of Polish-Jewish relations. |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £9.95 | ||
| Debski, E. | Hell-P | Mystical fantasy thriller. |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £16.95 | ||
| Debski, L. | Café szafe | A collection of amusing, ironic and sometimes melancholic stories told by the eccentric regulars of a well known Krakow coffee shop. |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £13.95 | ||
| Debski, R. | Gwiazdozbior kata | A novel about the life of an unusual man. He is intelligent, educated and experienced in his profession, executioner. |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £14.95 | ||
| Dehnel, J. | Lala | A fascinating account of the life of the main character, the eponymous Lala, who, born 1919, has managed to survive some of the most horrific events in the history of mankind. |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £17.95 | ||
| Dehnel, J. | Rynek w Smyrnie | The first edition of a collection of short stories from 1999-2002 by a massively popular contemporary author. |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £17.95 | ||
| Drotkiewicz, A. | Dla mnie to samo | A novel about the painful side of human relationships and how people come to terms with suffering and loss. |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £12.95 | ||
| Dukaj, J. | Lod | A long-awaited new novel by the most popular contemporary science fiction author in Poland. It is 1924 and WWI never happened. Poland is ruled by Russian tsars, Warsaw is under eternal ice and then there are the cruel alien frost angels… |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £22.95 | ||
| Dunin, K. | Obciach | A compelling novel set in contemporary Poland about how human reactions to violence and aggression are difficult to judge and understand. |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £13.95 | ||
| Dunin, K. | Zadyma | A collection of sharp and topical essays by a popular writer and literary critic who is the founder of feminist literature in Poland. |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £11.95 | ||
| Dutka, W. | Taniec szaranczy | Paris, 1940: Soviet spy Trepper is preparing for a secret mission. Paris, 1998: in the building where Trepper used to live, an old man is murdered and the investigation reveals it was meant to be a revenge against the former spy… |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £15.95 | ||
| Dygat, M. | Kupic dym, sprzedac mgle | A nostalgic story of three women - three generations of one family - Duna, who was a famous actress in the pre-war period; Julia, who finds it absolutely impossible to communicate with her loved ones; and the young, rebellious Honorata. |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £16.95 | ||
| Dzido, M. | Malz | A daring and morally provocative literary debut about young people who try to make sense of their lives through sex. |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £11.95 | ||
| Dzikowski, B. | Brokat w oku | Roch Sadowski has a really wild year - he dropped out of his degree to start a career, his uncle is in the prison, his cousin becomes the self-appointed leader of a neo-pagan movement and there is a little dog that just never stops barking… |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £14.95 | ||
| Fabicka, J. | Szalone zycie Rudolfa | A disarmingly honest and hilarious diary of a fifteen-year-old student that will strike a chord with anyone who remembers the joys and pains of adolescence. |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £11.95 | ||
| Fabicka, J. | Tango ortodonto | Rudolf - known to the readers from the author's previous books - is studying film at Lodz University and is experiencing student life in all its glory. |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £15.95 | ||
| Filipiak, I. | Absolutna amnezja | Fictional memoirs of a woman, her long lost innocence and her personal development against the background of changes in society. |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £13.95 | ||
| Gacek, K. & A. Szczepanska | Zabojczy spadek uczuc | When an enamoured woman wants to marry her fiance and her best friend begs her not to do it, it can only end in "I do" or… a death! |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £15.95 | ||
| Giszczak, J. | Fladry, gazele, zyrafy | A sensual novel set in Paris about searching for love in all its varieties - carnal, emotional and platonic. |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £12.95 | ||
| Golebiewski, L. | Xenna moja milosc | The story of one big unfulfilled love against the background of the wild punk underground in 1980s Poland. |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £12.95 | ||
| Gombrowicz, W. | Ferdydurke | In this bitterly funny novel, the hero narrates the story of his absurd transformation from a confident 30-year-old man into a paranoid teenage boy… |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £13.95 | ||
| Gretkowska, M. | Kobieta i mezczyzni | A psychological satire about relationships amongst the contemporary generation of Poles torn between a free-spirited lifestyle and the strong religiousness of their upbringing. |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £16.95 | ||
| Gretkowska, M. | Namietnik | A collection of five short stories about human sensuality and sexuality from different angles. |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £9.95 | ||
| Grochola, K. | A nie mowilam | Sequel to Grochola's chick-lit bestseller, "Nigdy w zyciu". Judyta and her family are back for more romance, amusing adventures and even a crime mystery… |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £16.95 | ||
| Grochola, K. | Osobowosc cmy | Story of eight friends whose lives go different ways only to intertwine later at the most unexpected moments. |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £15.95 | ||
| Grych, P. | Schiza | Jenny is an artist, Diana postpones pregnancy because lunatics do not need children, Beata speaks with angels, Marek is trying to escape his mad aunt and Henry is looking for love. Some of them live in mental asylum, some could be your neighbours… |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £17.95 | ||
| Grzegorczyk, J. | Niebo dla akrobaty | An intriguing story of an unusual set of people, their loves and lives, destinies and hopes, about the strength of a fragile human in an unforgiving world. |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £16.95 | ||
| Grzela, R. | Badz moim Bogiem | A young journalist sees a familiar looking woman in the Warsaw metro. Later he realises it was Erika, the widow of Borys, a writer who died in tragic circumstances. While trying to find her he discovers some shocking information about his own family… |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £16.95 | ||
| Gucewicz, K. | Pogrzeb wrobla | A nostalgic and poetic look at the author's childhood and youth. |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £14.95 | ||
| Gulda, P. | Siedemnascie sekund | A group of successful thirty-somethings reflect on their lives so far. Have they been faithful to the ideals of their youth? Funny and thought-provoking. |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £15.95 | ||
| Gutowska-Adamczyk, M. | Serenada | A young actress from a provincial town lands a great opportunity - she gets an offer to play the leading role in a vastly popular soap opera. But will she be able to survive in the harsh world of show-business? |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £12.95 | ||
| Halyszyn-Dygas | Podroz do siebie | This lyrical story of first love combines the main plot written in prose with a collection of poems expressing the deepest feelings of the heroes. |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £10.95 | ||
| Harton, A. | Granice raju | The lives of criminals, prostitutes and drugs addicts in a poor housing estate as they desperately try to break the cycle of apathy and boredom… |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £12.95 | ||
| Hempowicz, M. | Julia i mezczyzni | A romantic comedy about an ordinary woman and her struggles with men - her husband on one side and a teenage love reappearing in her life after years on the other… |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £15.95 | ||
| Huelle, P. | Castorp | A novel loosely based on motifs from the works of Thomas Mann. The protagonist falls in love with a mysterious Polish woman and discovers the darkest recesses of his soul. |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £13.95 | ||
| Huelle, P. | Ostatnia Wieczerza | The city of Gdansk has changed a lot in the near future - mosques stand next to churches and there are mysterious explosions - some think these are Islamic extremists, some blame the local wine producer... A vivid picture of religious tension and the meaning of faith in Poland. |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £14.95 | ||
| Inglot, J. | Porwanie sabinek | A member of a resistance movement as a student, later a journalist fighting for democracy in post-communist Poland, he now organises the trafficking of young women to Western Europe. A story of lost faith and dreams, which appeared to be only illusions. |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £18.95 | ||
| Jagielska, G. | Fastryga | Story of three generations of women whose lives are marred by domestic violence. Will someone be able to break the cycle of evil? |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £14.95 | ||
| Janko, A. | Dziewczyna z zapalkami | Bestselling feminine novel by a contemporary writer. |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £14.95 | ||
| Jankowski, A. | Altana | Summer 1997. Maria and Maks, an elderly couple, have never taken life too seriously. Suddenly, when a huge flood cuts their housing estate off from the outside world, they need to rise to the challenge and take responsibility. |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £11.95 | ||
| Kacprzyk, A. | Klinika kukiel | They thought that they knew everything about each other. Six friends go hiking in the mountains and in the wilderness all their passions, obsessions and complexes reveal themselves. And their fates become dangerously interlinked… |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £14.95 | ||
| Kaczanowski, A. | Awersja | When I was ten, my mother left us and went to live with my dad's best friend. When their son was ten, she left again - this time running away from creditors and the police. This is a story of her, other strong and unfathomable women and my life… |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £10.95 | ||
| Kaczorowski, A. | Praskie lowy | A juicy novel about love, eroticism and literature in Prague. Roman Slomecki, a Polish man, returns to the Czech capital after many years and looks for the life used to lead. |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £12.95 | ||
| Kalicinska, M. | Dom nad rozlewiskiem | A calming and heart-warming story about a countryside house and women that make it what it is: the harmonic, idyllic family haven we all dream of - a Polish "Year in Provence". |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £16.95 | ||
| Kalicinska, M. | Powroty nad rozlewiskiem | A prequel to"Dom nad rozlewiskiem". |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £16.95 | ||
| Kalicka, M. | Szczescie za progiem | A young girl from a small provincial town arrives in Warsaw with only a suitcase and a desire to conquer the capital. Her dream isn't as unrealistic as it may seem… |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £12.95 | ||
| Kalicka, M. | Tata, one i ja | Heartwarming story of two sisters being raised by their father. |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £9.95 | ||
| Kalinowski, J. | Ksztalt ciemnosci | A young bishop is found murdered in a bloody Satanist ritual. Inspector Hagen is called to solve this mystery under the piercing eye of the Pope's special delegate. |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £14.95 | ||
| Kamieniecka, A.E. | Dziewczyna z Buenos | A novel about the lives of several young Poles living in Amsterdam. The author beautifully depicts the city as a multicultural, postmodernist Babylon. |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £12.95 | ||
| Kapuscinski, R. | Jeszcze dzien zycia | The world-famous journalist and writer spent three months in Angola observing the civil war and recorded the experience in a collection of breath-taking essays. |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £14.95 | ||
| Karpowicz, I. | Cud | An atypical love story between a man and a woman. The problem is that she is alive but he is dead... Absurd, disturbing, horrific and incredibly enjoyable novel by a promising new author. |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £15.95 | ||
| Klejnocki, J. | Poludnik 21 | Special agent Nawrocki and his assistant become suspicious of the investigation into the murder of a well-known architect. The clue seems to be in the articles the man had written for a Warsaw newspaper… |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £17.95 | ||
| Klimko-Dobrzaniecki, H. | Raz.dwa.trzy | A coming-of-age tale that combines poignancy with bawdy comedy telling the story of a wild cast of characters in Polish Silesia. |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £13.95 | ||
| Kobierski, R. | Harar | A man psychologically scarred for life as a child suffers depression and anxiety as an adult until he feels the joys of love and fatherhood. |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £15.95 | ||
| Kochan, M. | Ballada o dobrym dresiarzu | A collection of short stories all set in Warsaw. The characters, who come from different social and professional circles, seem unable to cope with high demands of city life… |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £11.95 | ||
| Kochan, M. | Plac zabaw | A relationship according to new rules - she works and he takes care of the child. Where will it lead? A new novel by a popular author. |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £18.95 | ||
| Kofta, K. | Wiory | Stalinism in Poland as seen through the eyes of a child. The author shows how children tried to make sense of the world in which their families, schools and the church all demanded different kinds of loyalty. |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £14.95 | ||
| Kofta, K. | Zlodziejka pamieci | A mature, successful female writer has an affair with a younger man. Its tragic consequences force her to reevaluate her Polish Jewish family's complex past. |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £13.95 | ||
| Konatkowski, T. | Przystanek smierc | Two suspicious deaths on the Warsaw tram network - Inspector Adam Nowak, good old-fashioned street cop, is starting his investigation in shady underground of Warsaw… |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £16.95 | ||
| Kopecki, T. | Psy i rycerze | A gripping military adventure story set during WWI. |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £15.95 | ||
| Kordel, M. | 48 tygodni | A young mother and wife struggles with everyday life and goes through neverendiing mood swings. A story about how to survive as a woman. |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £11.95 | ||
| Koryl, J. | Zegary ida do nieba | The story of a sleepy village in an out-of-the-way part of Poland: a crazy man burying watches to stop time, a priest, drunks, religious women and as a sign of the "new times" two beautiful Ukrainian females looking for an easier life. |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £10.95 | ||
| Koryta, M. | Ostatnie do widzenia | A popular detective killed his wife and daughter and then commited suicide - or so does the police believe. His father, however, thinks that his son was murdered and the woman and child are still alive. So he hires two detectives who reach a surprising conclusion… |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £15.95 | ||
| Kosmowska, B. | Puszka | Growing up, Puszka needs to learn the truth about her family, experience the betrayal of trust and ask herself all the difficult questions. A charming story about sensitivity, innocence and discovering oneself. |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £13.95 | ||
| Kotarska, M. | Gdzie ja mialam oczy? | What does a woman do when she finds out her man has been unfaithful? Anything! Destiny has given her another chance! First she needs to get away like Marta, the heroine, who moves back to her parents' house and changes the life of one sleepy village… |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £15.95 | ||
| Kotowski, K. | Kaplan | A mystical thriller about an ancient religious brotherhood. |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £16.95 | ||
| Kotowski, K. | Noc kaplanow | Young priest Krzysztof is a patient in a Warsaw mental asylum. He claims that he has lived through the whole history of mankind. Everyone thinks he is insane until a very old and secret Christian denomination starts to be very interested in him… |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £14.95 | ||
| Kowalewski, W. | Excentrycy | Winter 1957. Fabian comes back from his long exile in England to start a jazz band in a small Polish town. A story of the post-war generation trying to rebuild their spirit through art. |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £17.95 | ||
| Koziarski, D. | Socjopata w Londynie | A collection of short stories about the lives of Polish immigrants in London. |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £13.95 | ||
| Kozlowska, A. | Trzy polowki jablka | Teresa has a job, a husband and two kids. She is happy but sometimes can't stop thinking what her life would have been like with someone else. And then she meets Marcin, her former lover… |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £12.95 | ||
| Krajewski, M. | Dzuma w Breslau | Inspector Eberhard Mock and wartime Wroclaw return in another breathtaking crime novel. |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £14.95 | ||
| Krajewski, M. | Festung Breslau | Breslau, end of World War 2: The Red Army is on the outskirts of the city and both Germans and Poles are anxious to leave. Meanwhile, Inspector Eberhard Mock sets out to find the murderer of a well known antifascist campaigner… |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £14.95 | ||
| Krajewski, M. | Koniec swiata w Breslau | Second part of an award-winning series of psychological thrllers set in 1930s Wroclaw. Inspector Eberhard Mock continues with his investigation. |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £12.95 | ||
| Krajewski, M. | Smierc w Breslau | First part of an award-winning series of psychological thrillers set in 1930s Wroclaw. Beautiful women, degenerate aristocrats, members of sex sects and a serial killer on the prowl… |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £16.95 | ||
| Krajewski, M. | Widma w miescie Breslau | Third part of a series about Inspector Eberhard Mock. This time he has to unravel the mystery of the brutal murder of four young men dressed as sailors. |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £15.95 | ||
| Krajewski, M. & M. Czubaj | Aleja samobojcow | The body of disabled pensioner is found in an old people's home. Another resident, an expert in rituals and denominations, disappears without a trace. And inspector Pater starts a secret investigation… |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £16.95 | ||
| Krall, H. | Zal | A collection of fictional stories about the Polish-Jewish-German relationship in the past and today written by a popular journalist. |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £14.95 | ||
| Krenz, K. | W ogrodzie Mirandy | Miranda, a 28 year-old lawyer, is building a successful career but then she discovers that she is pregnant. The father-to-be is not interested - fortunately - because thanks to her business trip to Cambridge her life takes a surprising turn… |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £16.95 | ||
| Kropiwnicki, A. | Zajezdnia Londyn | A collection of stories about the destinies of seven people who decided to try their luck in the capital of the UK. |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £14.95 | ||
| Kucharski, R. | Normalna polska rodzina | A collection of humorous short stories about the typical modern Polish family. |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £15.95 | ||
| Kuczok, W. | Widmokrag | The lives of three completely different characters: a lonely woman missing her late husband; a young businessman coming to terms with his sexuality; a middle class boy smitten with an older woman. |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £12.95 | ||
| Kujawska, E. | Dom Malgorzaty | Malgorzata and Hildegard, two women robbed of everything by the war, have been forced to live together. They mechanically avoid each other, each suffering their own pain. But eventually a fragile relationship begins to form… |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £16.95 | ||
| Kurowski, B. | Love parade | Two friends, a Polish worker and German Neonazi, explore the underground life of contemporary Berlin. First novel by the well-known author of studies of counterculture. |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £14.95 | ||
| Kuryluk, E. | Goldi | A beautiful literary description of childhood and growing up in post-Second World War Poland. The novel was nominated for a number of awards. |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £13.95 | ||
| Kwiatkowski, T. | Druga szansa | A couple of people who do not know each other. Their ways of life lead them step by step closer together. Is there such thing as a destiny? A debut novel by an author who lives permanently in London. |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £10.95 | ||
| Landau, I. | Przeczucie | Renata is a lonely aging woman who does not expect anything from life anymore. Suddenly, she finds out she has a family, a sister. But her beloved sister does not want to know her nor admit they are sisters. Why? |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £12.95 | ||
| Lapinski, B. | Kebab z kota | Szymon sets on a journey. But then he is hit on the head and loses his memory. And he is abroad without any documents on him. And that is just the beginning… |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £12.95 | ||
| Laszuk, A. | Dziewczyny, wyjdzcie z szafy! | A collection of life stories and interviews with Polish lesbians, drawing a fascinating picture of Poland from the less-than-average point of view. |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £16.95 | ||
| Ledzewicz, U. | Nie tracac nadziei | World War II: A young married couple leave their son in their servant's care as they flee the Soviet army. Years later, they settle in America unaware that their only child is still alive in Poland. |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £14.95 | ||
| Lem, S. | Fantastyczny Lem. Opowiadania. Antologia wedlug czytelnikow | A collection of fifteen stories by the popular Polish science fiction author. |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £13.95 | ||
| Lemanska, H. | Aneczka | A novel about a young journalist and her struggles with life. |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £12.95 | ||
| Lemanska, H. | Chichot losu | Joanna is young, single and successful. One day her phone rings and her life is turned upside down. She finds out that from tomorrow she will have two children and a dog to look after. How will she cope? |
| Polish: Literature: New Fiction Price: £13.95 | ||
| Lewandowski, K. T. | Bogini z labradoru | A mysterious and occult story taking place in 1920s Warsaw around the then-head of state and chief of the armed forces Marshal Pilsudski. |
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| Lezenska, K. | Alez Marianno! | Marianna and Michal are in a relationship, but each of them has a lot of emotional baggage. Will they be able to leave their past behind? |
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| Lipny, T. | Barocco | An eminent art historian accidentally discovers an Italian Renaissance masterpiece. At the same time his assistant falls in love with a beautiful red-haired woman. Suddenly the painting disappears and all three are drawn into a dangerous world of crime and sexual intrigue… |
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| Lipny, T. W. | Kurlandzki trop | Who is murdering people interested in the fate of art pieces that disappeared from the Kurlandzki Art Museum? And who can solve this mystery? |
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| Lozinski, M. | Reisefieber | Daniel arrives in Paris for his estranged mother's funeral. Determined to learn as much as possible about her final months from her friends, lovers and shrinks, he discovers more and more about himself. A stunning literary debut. |
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| Lubelska, K. | Zycie tam i z powrotem | A novel about love and politics in Poland after the collapse of communism. The characters struggle with personal problems as well as readjusting to a new historical context… |
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| Luft, M. | System argentynski | Tymon Berg, a commercials director, is commissioned to do a job in Nice for one of the richest businessmen in Poland. Once there, he discovers that the nature of the job is not quite what he expected… |
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| Lukasinska, D. | Piata pora roku | Five stories merged into a single plot about five women who all have different views on what it means to be loved, successful and happy. |
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| Macios, K. | Wszyscy mezczyzni mojego kota | Living in Krakow - "the party capital of Poland" - Ada struggles to do something sensible with her life. However, her plans are constantly disturbed by either a hangover or her cat, allergic to all males. |
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| Madera, M. | Slimaki z ogrodka | A humorous story of two addle-headed female friends from Krakow who are always surrounded by chaos, children, men, cats and, rather unusually, snails… |
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| Malczewski, R. | Od cepra do wariata | A collection of short stories about and from Zakopane, an interesting area in Poland on the border with Czech Republic and Slovakia, where people, nationalities and lifestyles mix and dissolve in a true Central European melting pot. |
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| Malecki, J. | Bledy | A gripping and scary horror about a mysterious old man terrorizing everyone around. |
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| Malicki, M. | Kogo nie znam | Maciej Malicki, the hero of this book, finds himself surrounded by people who die or disappear after being mentioned in weird writing that has appeared around the town… |
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| Marchocka, M. S. | Taniec z gronostajem | Can a story about alcohol abuse, violence, despair, fear and lost hope have a happy ending? You will find out in this novel. |
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| Markowska-Radziwilowicz, E. | Paprochy | A story where the emotional and intellectual development of the main character is beautifully juxtaposed with dramatic historical events which have shaped the Polish spirit in the second half of the 20th century. |
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| Maslowska, D. | Dwoje biednych Rumunow mowiacych po polsku | The story of two Romanians who for unknown reasons decide to live in Poland and end up in a series of situations that are at once funny yet tragic. BESTSELLER |
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| Maslowska, D. | Paw krolowej | A hilarious satire on the world of media and celebrities set in contemporary Warsaw written in an experimental yet highly readable style. |
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| Masternak, Z. | Chmurolap | A well-written recollection of the author's childhood and youth in a remote village in the Polish hinterland. |
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| Masternak, Z. | Scyzoryk | The life and adventures of a young man from a remote Polish village who tries hard to get out into the wide world. |
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| Mathea, G. | IV Rzeczpospolita | Armed terrorists raid the Polish parliament building as the new president is sworn in. Faced with a crisis, political elites show what they are really made of… |
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| Mathea, G. | Spadek | A Polish revolutionary dies during the Texas War. His heir in Poland offers officials a gigantic sum for an investigation but they refuse. Then a new official takes up the case - the only person willing to solve this mysterious death… |
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| Matuszak, M. | Zamykamy, ale ladne moga zostac dluzej | With the subtitle of "a city story", this is an encounter with Polish youth in contemporary Warsaw. |
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| Matuszkiewicz, I. | Nie zabijac pajakow | A critically-acclaimed detective story by the Polish "Agatha Christie". |
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| Matuszkiewicz, I. | Przeklete, zaklete | A collection of five life stories of five women from one family. Five generations covering the whole of 20th and the beginning of 21st centuries. Five destinies that are so different and yet have something in common… |
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| Michalski, C. | Gorsze swiaty | Political thriller set in contemporary Poland. |
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| Miller, M. | Pozytywni | A young, successful, fashionable man is suddenly confined to hospital and diagnosed with AIDS. One of the first novels to deal with the subject. |
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| Miller, M. | Zakret hipokampa | A young medical student is sent to do his training in a children's hospital in a sleepy, remote town in eastern Poland. When he accidentally finds out about paedophile orgies organized in the hospital by an international gang, he starts his investigation… |
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| Miloszewski, Z. | Uwiklanie | Warsaw, June 2005. In the centre of the city an unconventional form of group therapy is taking place - the participants are playing the roles of their relatives. After a particularly intensive session, one of the participant is found murdered. But who is the killer? |
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| Mossakowska, Z. | Ich dwoje i Julia | Marianna and Damian have a successful relationship. But then they meet Julia and everything changes. Being in a love triangle isn’t as easy as it seems... |
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| Mostowik, M. | Akrobatki | A novel about banal incidents, which, though meaningless and insignificant at first glance, can actually profoundly change human lives. |
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| Mostowik, M. | Histeryjki o May | A collection of short stories about women and everyday situations in their lives by a popular contemporary author. |
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| Mostowik, M. | Wyrzuty | (A)typical urban love story of a waitress - man-eater,a notoriously unemployed woman, always running away even when nothing is hunting her, a taxi driver who can only stand women when they are asleep and his friend, who pretends to be someone else… |
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| Mozdzioch, J. | Chlopiec z aluminiowym kubkiem w dloni i inne opowiadania grozy | A collection of twelve horror stories. For adults only. |
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| Mularczyk, A. | Katyn - post mortem | A historical story about the murder of thousands of Polish military officers by the Soviet secret police during World War II. |
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| Mysliwski, W. | Kamien na kamieniu | The story of two brothers which takes the reader through the history and tradition of the Polish countryside. |
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| Mysliwski, W. | Traktat o luskaniu fasoli | A masterful memoir of a man balancing his life - the war years, youth, work abroad, the return to his country along with the myriad experiences that make up a human life. THE WINNER OF A PRESTIGIOUS LITERARY PRICE NIKE 2007. |
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| Nachacz, M. | Bocian i Lola | A metaphysical description of the main character's search for reality, which forever seems to escape him. Dense and rewarding prose. |
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| Noszczynska, D. | Blondynka moralneho niepokoju | A humorous, relaxing and optimistic novel about the life and loves of a young, slightly mad woman. |
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| Noszczynska, D. | Historia nie Magdaleny | When Magdalena is abandoned by her husband for another woman, she decides to visit an aunt she hasn't seen for years. But when she arrives in the small village, her mysterious visions and childhood nightmares return… |
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| Nowak, K. T. | Kobieta w wynajetych pokojach | Crazy, brave and full of irony and humour - a novel about life of a forty-year-old woman who lives alone. Her life by no means resembles the notion of "old maid", she is intelligent and independent, has an interesting job and lots of men around. |
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| Nowakowski, M. | Chlopak z golebiem na glowie | A new edition of the 1979 collection of short stories from the undisputed master of the genre in the Polish language. |
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| Nowosad, J. | Czerwone oczy | A fantasy thriller set partly on Earth and partly in Hell. Hell, however, is not what we normally think it is… |
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| Nurowska, M. | Rosyjski kochanek | A 50 year old Polish woman falls in love with a younger man, a Russian historian living in Paris. Will their love last despite their differences? |
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| Odija, D. | Ulica | A sophisticated literary portrait of a street in a small Polish town, which is home to a collection of eccentric characters. |
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| Orbitowski, L. | Trace cieplo | A voluminous novel about the friendship among men and boys. |
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| Orszulewski, D. | Schab od Armaniego | An experimental novel set in contemporary Poland. The main theme is the characters" struggle to find themselves in the new political and social reality. |
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| Osikowicz, M. | Dawca | Have you ever dreamt of owning a shiny new Harley-Davidson? This absorbing novel about the life of bikers in Poland might be the right book for you… |
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| Palka, J. | Na klopoty Bazylek | Touching and amusing conversations between seven-year old Bazylek and his father. A must read for parents and children. |
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| Pasewicz, E. | Smierc w darkroomie | An illegal gay pride parade takes place in Poland. Amongst others, a young gay man called Igor is taken for interrogation. A couple of hours later he is found dead in a well-known gay pub in the centre of the city… |
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| Patykiewicz, P. | Rajskie zorze | A new fantasy story by a popular author. |
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| Pawluskiewicz, J. | Telenowela | Ironic comedy about Polish showbusiness. The heroine, Maja, works as an assistant to a scriptwriter of a popular soap opera and uncovers the not-so-glossy life of the "TV people". |
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| Piatek, T. | Blogoslawiony wiek | A futuristic vision of the world in which technology has undergone rapid progress but people's moral and religious ideals haven't changed at all. |
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| Piatek, T. | Heroina | A terrifying yet fascinating literary account of one man's struggle with his heroin addiction. |
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| Pilch, J. | Marsz Polonia | Dreamlike and mesmerising, this book combines romantism and paradox, martyrology and sport, Communism and sex, creating an unusual depiction of Polish national sanctities and paranoias. |
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| Pilch, J. | Moje pierwsze samobojstwo | A collection of ten stories by one of the most important contemporary Polish writers. |
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| Pilipiuk, A. | 2586 krokow | A collection of short stories from a best-selling sci-fi author, with fantasy, adventure and at the same time philosophical insights into the nature of mankind. |
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| Pilipiuk, A. | Czerwona goraczka | Another collection of science fiction short stories by a popular author. |
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| Plebanek, G. | Dziewczyny z Portofino | The trials and tribulations in the lives of four women in communist Poland; empty shops, indoctrination, emigration, romantic problems. Moving and eye-opening women's fiction. |
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| Plebanek, G. | Przystupa | Through the eyes of a young Polish cleaner, the author describes the secret lives of seemingly normal, wealthy and happy Europeans. |
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| Plebanek, G. | Pudelko ze szpilkami | Marta comes from a provincial town but she has been very successful professionally in Warsaw. However, unexpected pregnancy and quick marriage force her to redefine what it is that she wants from life. |
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| Podsiadlo, J. | A moj syn… Wybor felietonow | A collection of essays from a well known Polish journalist and writer. The topics cover range from fatherhood and football to cooking and… vacuum cleaners. |
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| Prusky, W. | Jedrne kaktusy | A book version of one of the most popular and funny blogs in Poland. |
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| Radunska, S. | Biale zeszyty | An intimate diary of a mature woman, mother of two children, who tries to find herself after her husband's death. A subtle literary description of a fight against depression. |
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| Radunska, S. | Kartki z bialego zeszytu | The intimate diary of a mature woman. Her children have grown up and left the nest and she is alone. But she does not mind - instead she gains inspiration from it and finds harmony. |
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| Redlinski, E. | Awans | A brand new novel, full of humour and optimism, by a popular writer. |
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| Redlinski, E. | Bumtarara | A collection of short stories and essays about the USA from a popular journalist. |
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| Redlinski, E. | Listy z rabarbaru | A collection of short stories about the countryside, juxtaposing small village mentality with the intensity of urban life. |
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| Redlinski, E. | Telefrenia | The main character, a computer engineer who is addicted to newspapers, the Internet and television, tells the story of his virtual romance with Catherine Deneuve. Continuously bombarded with information, he can't tell the difference between reality and fantasy… |
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| Rochala, P. | Basn sredniowieczna | An epic story based in the medieval times of witches and knights. |
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| Romanowski, Z. | Imiona honoru | Spring 1939. Wanda cannot decide whether she loves architect Pawel. Lieutenant Tolski ponders how to end his affair. Professor Kostecki wonders whether there will be a war. And Lieutnant von Buchendorf finds out that his fiancee is due to join a death march… |
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| Rozpedowski, H. | Charleston | A literary confession of a man whose life has gone wrong. Spanning six decades and set in various locations around the world, the novel is quietly ironic, amusing and warm, but at the same time also sad and shocking. |
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| Rutkowski, K. S. | Brudne historie | A collection of 17 short stories written in a very masculine, often vulgar and provocative fashion. An original account of contemporary issues and man-woman relations. |
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| Rylski, E. | Czlowiek w cieniu | In the early 90's, a notary from Warsaw is on holiday in Russia. He is extremely bored with his job and life. And here, free from all distractions of the modern world, he attempts to change it. |
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| Rylski, E. | Warunek | Two Polish soldiers serving in Napoleon's army make a daring escape. Although they hate each other immensely, in order to save their lives they are forced to show some mutual trust… |
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| Rylski, E. | Wyspa | Four stories about people who are not feeling quite themselves - Monika's partner gets involved with a drug gang, an old Polish emigrant tries to block out memories of his homeland, an eccentric priest finds out the church wants to excommunicate him… |
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| Rymkiewicz, J. M. | Wieszanie | A breathtaking story about life in Poland at the end of 18th century. |
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| Rzepecki, T. & K. Rodewald | Delfin z szafiru | A story of a young man from a small village who leaves his hometown to find happiness. His life is a struggle, but his incredible talent of understanding horses helps. And it is also through horses that he meets Agnieszka, a nice village girl… |
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| Sadowski, W. | Przybywajacy | A heart-stopping thriller about the hunt for a murderer nobody has ever seen. As the number of victims grows and evidence remains non-existent, people start to wonder and fear… |
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| Samozwaniec, M. | Blekitna krew | A famous satirical story about the Polish aristocracy by a queen of the genre. |
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| Samson, H. | Milosc. Reaktywacja | A psychological novel about unrequited love, which, paradoxically, can be a source of happiness and fulfilment. |
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| Sapkowski, A. | Lux perpetua | A long awaited sequel to a bestselling historical novel "Bozy bojownicy". |
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| Sawicka, M. | Demi-sec | A dark novel which can be easily described with one question: How well do you know the person you share your life with? |
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| Sawicka, M. | Kruchosc porcelany | An intelligent story of a normal woman, her loves, friendships, pains and happiness but most importantly - independence. |
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| Sieniewicz, M. | Rebelia | Written by one of the most controversial Polish authors of the young generation, it is a vision of uprising of old people - a "geriatric rebellion" against pop culture and the cult of youth. |
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| Skubisz, M. | Lo story | The story of a group of young high school students, their sadistic teachers, boredom and stress that disappear with the help of various substances, mainly alcohol bought secretly from Ukrainian smugglers. |
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| Socha, N. | Ketchup | A novel about the obsession with being trendy. Adas Jebutko designs tacky scarves but thinks that with a little bit of decent PR the craze with catch on… |
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| Sowa, I. | 10 minut od centrum | "10 minutes from the centre" is not a particular place. More a state of mind or holding a mirror to the ever-changing presence. For many it means a loss or a punishment. For the author, however, it is a chance to show the true nature of humans. |
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| Sowula, K. | Zero osiemset | Ten short stories depicting ordinary people and their destinies living in a busy metropolis at the beginning of the 21st century. |
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| Stalewski, P. | Kubus i templariusze | This novel has two interlinked plot lines - first, it is a realistic picture of contemporary Poland and secondly, the surreal life story of a schizophrenic man. |
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| Stasiuk, A. | Ciemny las | Science fiction. Dark and dangerous but also alive and truthful - that is the Forest in the East. Secure and providing but predictible and boring - virtual House in the West. How can these two completely different worlds cooperate? |
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| Stasiuk, A. | Fado | A literary journey through Eastern Europe bringing together its past and its future. |
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| Stawska, A. E. | Smierc w klasztorze | Murders don't take holidays and nor do the police. Inspector Lewicka was planning to relax in a luxurious hotel which used to be a monastery. But this changes when she goes for a walk and finds the body of the hotel director… |
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| Stokowski, M. | Samo-loty | A humorous and slightly nostalgic look at life in communist Poland which nevertheless dispels the myth that it was some kind of lost paradise. |
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| Strachota, J. | Oprocz marzen warto miec papierosy | Life is weird. Especially if you have a very special sense of humour… But a hero of this book, a guy from Warsaw, also has a great powers of observation - and a gift to make even the most ordinary of situations sound exciting. |
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| Suminski, A. | Efemeryda | An intriguing and suggestive story about love and eroticism in the contemporary world. |
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| Swiderska, H. | Drogi i bezdroza | A tragic story of a Polish family exiled after the WWII from their home town in western Ukraine and forced to settle in an unknown area, close to the new border with Germany. |
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| Swierczek, M. | Bestia | 1864. Captain Julian Basowski, a Pole in the Tsar's army, kills an important person in a duel. To curry favour with General Murawjow, he starts to investigate the mystery of brutal murders whose victims are Russian soldiers. |
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| Swietlicki, M. | Dwanascie | In this story, the plot twists and turns in the most unexpected ways, the characters are strong and believable, a psychological description is mixed with new observations about society and all is full of action and surprises… |
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| Swietlicki, M. | Muzyka srodka | A collection of poems by one the most innovative and original Polish poets writing today. |
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| Swietlicki, M. | Trzynascie | A gloomy crime story and a novel about love all in one that takes place over thirteen days in May 2006. A new government, the visit of a Russian porn star, preparations for the Pope's visit and the death of a woman… |
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| Szczepkowska, J. | Jak wyprostowac kolo? | A collection of fascinating essays capturing the essence of human existence by a well known Polish actress. |
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| Szczygielski, M. | Berek | Pawel - an urban gay man - and Anna - a conservative elderly lady - live in one house. Neither of them wants to accept the lifestyle of the other and their resentment towards one another escalates into a dramatic confrontation. |
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| Szewc, P. | Bociany nad powiatem | Set in a small, dreamy Polish and Jewish town before WWII, the novel describes a world which is gone for ever. |
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| Szlendak, T. | Leven: Opowiesc o torunskim kupcu, krwawych zbrodniach, spiewajacych zabach i czupurnej piekareczce | An amusing novel about Nicolas Leven, a trader who plans to develop his business. But first, he has to solve a murder mystery… |
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| Szwaja, M. | Artystka wedrowna | A beautiful opera singer finds it hard to juggle her successful career and being a model housewife. Her husband is getting increasingly annoyed… |
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| Szwaja, M. | Dom na klifie | In classic romantic novels it is easy - she meets him and falls in love, they have some problems and in the end they live happily ever after. This book is different - she wants a baby, now all she needs is to find a future father… |
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| Szwaja, M. | Klub malo uzywanych dziewic | The heroines of this novel are four interesting and intelligent women who, however, have a problem - they fail to succeed in finding a suitable men. |
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| Szwaja, M. | Stateczna i postrzelona | Two girlfriends open a small rural hotel to escape one's millionnaire, gangster ex-boyfriend, but he's not the type to forgive and forget… |
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| Szygenda, A. | Wszystko gra | Barnaba, Lukasz and Jarema live comfortably but they are bored. Inspired by the virtual world, they create their own real game. They install cameras and microphones in their flats, start dating girls and wait - who will manipulate them better? Who will win the "game"? |
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| Szymczyk, J. | Ewa i zloty kot | A young journalist from Warsaw can smell a sensational story from a distance but also has a talent for getting into trouble… |
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| Terakowska, D. | Poczwarka | A married couple in their thirties have everything; love, great careers, financial security. However, the birth of their disabled daughter, the eponymous Chrysalis, tears their world apart. |
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| Tokarczuk, O. | Anna In w grobowcach swiata | The latest book by a popular Polish author is based on the Sumerians" myth about Inannia, goddess, who goes to an underground world to compete with her sister, the ruler of the death. And she comes back… |
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| Tokarczuk, O. | Bieguni | The most eagerly awaited novel of 2007 by one of the best contemporary Polish writers engages us in series of masterfully interlinked plots that have one thing in common: travelling. |
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| Tokarczuk, O. | Lalka i perla | A travel diary in which the author follows the Parisian trail of Stanislaw Wokulski - the protagonist of "The Doll', probably the most loved novel ever written in the Polish language. |
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| Tokarczuk, O. | Prawiek i inne czasy | A bestselling novel set in prehistoric times. |
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| Tomaszewska, M. | Ulica grozy | In the author's own words: "This is not horror. It is not porn. This book is as crazy as the world we live in". |
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| Topornicka, A. | Cala zawartosc damskiej torebki | Ksawery and Agnieszka should have never met again. But destiny did not envisage the Internet… A story about second chances, the maturing of a true love and faith in another person. |
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