Jozef Wittlin (born 1896) was a major Polish poet, novelist, essayist and translator. He studied in Vienna, where he met Joseph Roth and Rainer Maria Rilke, before serving in the Austro-Hungarian army in the First World War. He published one novel and numerous collections of poetry, many of which were characterised by their strong pacifist sentiments. With the outbreak of WWII he fled to France and then to New York, where he died in 1976.Philippe Sands is a professor of Law at University College London. He specialises in International Law and International disputes. He has also published many books, including East West Street and The Ratline.
'[Philippe Sands'] essay makes for a sober and solid balance to
Wittlin's more skittish approach, and completes the book perfectly'
- John Self
'Congratulations to Pushkin Press for bringing lovely, haunted Lviv
to a new audience' - TLS
'A walk down memory lane, a meditation on time, politics and
remembrance' - Dublin Review of Books
'Beautiful and disturbing songs in prose' - Kazimierz
Wierzynski
'The combined effect of the two pieces collected here is to paint a
wonderfully evocative picture of Lvov now and then... a timely and
excellent release by Pushkin Press. Highly recommended' - Kaggy's
Bookish Ramblings (blog)
 |
Ask a Question About this Product More... |
|
