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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This is the Polish language version of Memoirs of a Geisha. 463 numbered pages.Cover image is of black background with a geisha girl dancing, with wide white sleeves on outstretched arms. Title written in gold lettering. ... Read more

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The articles published in this volume were presented at a joint Swedish-Polish conference. Even if Swedish - or in a wider perspective - Scandinavian literature at the turn of the twentieth century was one of the most important sources of inspiration for Polish modernism, modernism still constitutes an interesting but at the same time somewhat unclear and problematic phenomenon for Swedish and Polish researchers. Both in Swedish and Polish literature - but for completely different reasons - there is an ongoing discussion about not only the origin, features and different periods of modernism, but also its actual existence and effect on the cultures and literatures of both countries.

One of the goals of the conference therefore was to answer some of the important questions regarding the relation between, for example, modernism and avant-garde: modernism and modernity; and modernism and post-modernism etc. The contributions to the conference deal not just with modernism in the cultures of the two countries, but also, and above all, with the nature of modernism in the literatures of neighboring countries, that is, Swedish, Polish, Finland-Swedish and, in one contribution, Russian modernism, all seen from a Scandinavian and a Polish perspective. ... Read more

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Exile has become a potent symbol of Polish and Irish cultures. Historical, political and cultural predicaments of both countries have branded them as diasporic nations: but, in Adornos dictum, for an exile writing becomes home. Olszewska offers a multifaceted picture of the figure of exile in postwar Poland and Ireland, juxtaposing politics and culture: whereas Irish exile appears more in an economic and cultural context, the essence of Polish exile is political. This comparative study of works by Polish and Irish authors Stanislaw Baranczak, Adam Zagajewski, Marek Hlasko, Kazimierz Brandys, Brian Moore, Desmond Hogan and Paul Muldoon shows a literature which not only depicts the experience of exile, but which uses exile as a literary device. ... Read more

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A study of the Nazi-run Polish press during World War II. This text, which is based on primary sources and over 100 newspapers and journals, analyzes the framework of the Nazi propaganda machine and its role in totalitarian control and compares it to the Polish underground press. ... Read more

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This self-teaching tool of 55 lessons includes a Polish-English Dictionary. ENGLISH FOR POLES is a completely self contained volume that requires no previous knowledge of English on the part of its reader and teaches a comprehensive level of the language with a rich, full vocabulary. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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A Must For All Polish People Learning English
The opening sentence says it all. Even though one may know the vocabulary and understand the grammar, the meaning can be lost or difficult to grasp. This book addresses that problem by selecting idioms used in English every day, and with explanations in Polish gives several examples of how each idiom might be used. This is a must for all Polish People wishing to learn English and give their usage that sparkle which can be given by the sprinklig it with the use of colourful and metaphoric idioms ... Read more