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Coming of Age under Martial Law (Rochester Studies in East and Central Europe)
Svetlana Vassileva-Karagyozova
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Hardcover. Examines a selection of post-1989 coming-of-age novels authored by the generation of Polish writers whose transition from adolescence to adulthood coincided with Poland's transition from communism to liberal democracy. Series: Rochester Studies in East and Central Europe. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AGP; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 241 x 23. Weight in Grams: 490.
Examines a selection of post-1989 coming-of-age novels authored by the generation of Polish writers whose transition from adolescence to adulthood coincided with Poland's transition from communism to liberal democracy. 2016 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title This volume is a study of approximately thirty coming-of-age Polish novels written by the so-called '89ers -- the generation who became adults just as Communist rule was ending. Narrating fictionalized childhoods in Poland in the 1970s and '80s and the transition to adulthood in the late '80s and early '90s, these novels depict the consequences of the fall of Communism for their ... Read more
Examines a selection of post-1989 coming-of-age novels authored by the generation of Polish writers whose transition from adolescence to adulthood coincided with Poland's transition from communism to liberal democracy. 2016 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title This volume is a study of approximately thirty coming-of-age Polish novels written by the so-called '89ers -- the generation who became adults just as Communist rule was ending. Narrating fictionalized childhoods in Poland in the 1970s and '80s and the transition to adulthood in the late '80s and early '90s, these novels depict the consequences of the fall of Communism for their ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Rochester Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Rochester, United States
ISBN
9781580465281
SKU
V9781580465281
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[An] engaging study of coming-of-age novels by Polish authors born between 1960 and 1975 . This compelling study and its findings will interest Slavists and Polonists alike, as well as scholars in gender studies, childhood studies, children's and Young Adult literature, comparative literature, and post-Communist studies. SLAVIC AND EASTERN EUROPEAN JOURNAL Vassileva-Karagyozova ... Read more
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[An] engaging study of coming-of-age novels by Polish authors born between 1960 and 1975 . This compelling study and its findings will interest Slavists and Polonists alike, as well as scholars in gender studies, childhood studies, children's and Young Adult literature, comparative literature, and post-Communist studies. SLAVIC AND EASTERN EUROPEAN JOURNAL Vassileva-Karagyozova ... Read more