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Sonka (Polish Literature)

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ISBN: 9781628972351
AuthorKarpowicz, Ignacy
Pub Date01/01/2018
BindingPaperback
Pages112
CountryUSA
Dewey891.8538
Quick overview Against the backdrop of the Second World War, an old woman tells the story of a love affair between an SS officer and a local girl. Everyday tasks are interrupted by executions, and lies, thoughtlessly told, change the worlds and lives of two families forever.
€13.91

Sonka is the story of an old woman, lonely, forgotten, and shunned by her community, until one day a theater director's car breaks down near her house, and an unexpected guest supplies her with the chance to tell her story. And so unfolds her tale of love between an SS officer and a local girl against the backdrop of the Second World War. Everyday chores are threaded with executions, stolen moments in between episodes of abuse, lies are thoughtlessly uttered only to change the worlds and lives of two families forever

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Sonka is the story of an old woman, lonely, forgotten, and shunned by her community, until one day a theater director's car breaks down near her house, and an unexpected guest supplies her with the chance to tell her story. And so unfolds her tale of love between an SS officer and a local girl against the backdrop of the Second World War. Everyday chores are threaded with executions, stolen moments in between episodes of abuse, lies are thoughtlessly uttered only to change the worlds and lives of two families forever

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