Gustaw Herling – Grudziński (1919-2000)
During „the year of Giedroyc”, the figure of Gustaw Herling-Grudziński (1919-2000), the friend and collaborator of Giedroyc in Kultura, a writer of the highest rank who can be placed on the same level as Miłosz or Gombrowicz, should also be remembered. For years, he was one of the great forgotten, considered enemy number one in […]
Do You Know this America?
In the fifties, America became wealthier, and, in addition to money, they discovered free time. Time which they devoted to themselves, their families, and their friends. They bought homes and looked to their neighbors to see what was new in their garden and they bought the same grills, the same patio furniture, the same cars, […]
“Who Am I?” – „…Ja jestem Polakiem”
“Polska jest, prosze pani. Ja jestem Polakem!” Powerful words of a powerful climax of a powerful play. Chances are they don’t mean much to you, but they meant a tremendous amount to the audience who heard me recite them on stage; and to me, whose self-esteem had been faltering because of the disease that plagued my eyes. […]
The Contents of Two Articles
Two articles about Polonia appeared in the press in the first week of September. One was in the Plain Dealer by Anna Cara, and the other in Polityka by Tomasz Zalewski. After reading each of them, I thought: okay, this makes sense. Later, though, I began to think that maybe something in these articles neglects […]
How Warsaw’s Syrena is Dressed
The final voting for the Miss World pageant took place at the end of September this year. On September 30th in Warsaw, the title went to a Czech woman, with a representative from Romania chosen as first runner-up, and a representative from Australia chosen as second runner-up. Throughout all of September the young women, in […]