by David Welsh (Editor), Boleslaw Prus (Author), Dariusz Tolczyk (Editor), StanislawBaranczak (Editor), Anna Zaranko (Editor)
The city of Warsaw, under Russian rule in the late 1870s, is the setting for this sweeping panorama of social conflict, political tensions and personal suffering. The middle-aged hero, Wokulski, is being destroyed by his obsessive love for the frigid, aristocratic society "doll" Izabela.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 702
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Central European University Press
Published: 01 Jun 1996
ISBN 10: 1858660653
ISBN 13: 9781858660653