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  • Głosy - Voices: A Bilingual Edition

    by Jan Polkowski ...
    In December 1970, amid a harsh winter and an even harsher economic situation, the ruling communist regime in Poland chose to drastically raise prices on basic foodstuffs. Just before the Christmas holidays, for example, the price of fish, a staple of the traditional Christmas Eve meal, rose nearly 20%. Frustrated citizens took to the streets to protest, demanding the repeal of the price-hikes. ... Read more

    $9.89 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Głosy / Voices

    A Bilingual Edition

    by Jan Polkowski ...
    Translated by Charles S. Kraszewski ...
    In December 1970, amid a harsh winter and an even harsher economic situation, the ruling communist regime in Poland chose to drastically raise prices on basic foodstuffs. Just before the Christmas holidays, for example, the price of fish, a staple of the traditional Christmas Eve meal, rose nearly 20%. Frustrated citizens took to the streets to protest, demanding the repeal of the price-hikes ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Brodsky Translating Brodsky: Poetry in Self-Translation

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  • Ivan Konevskoi: "Wise Child" of Russian Symbolism

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  • Mirror Sand

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    Translated by Anatoly Kudryavitsky ...
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  • The Lesser Histories

    by Jan Zábrana ...
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