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| Title | : | The Doll |
| Author | : | Bolesław Prus |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 702 pages |
| Published | : | December 19th 1996 by Oxford University Press, USA (first published 1890) |
| Categories | : | European Literature. Polish Literature. Classics. Fiction. Academic. School. Cultural. Poland. Historical. Historical Fiction. Novels |
Bolesław Prus
Paperback | Pages: 702 pages Rating: 3.83 | 7317 Users | 126 Reviews
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Warsaw under Russian rule in the late 1870s is the setting for Prus’s grand panorama of social conflict, political tension, and personal suffering. The middle-aged hero, Wokulski, successful in business, is being destroyed by his obsessive love for a frigid society doll, Izabela. Embattled aristocrats, the new men of finance, Dickensian tradesmen, and the urban poor all come vividly to life on the vast, superbly detailed canvas against which Wokulski’s personal tragedy is played out. Unlike his Western European counterparts, Prus had to work under official censorship. In this edition, most of the smaller cuts made by the Tsarist censor have been restored, and one longer fragment is included as an appendix.
Present Books In Pursuance Of The Doll
| Original Title: | Lalka |
| ISBN: | 1858660653 (ISBN13: 9781858660653) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Stanislaw Wokulski, Ignacy Rzecki, Izabela Lecka, Julian Ochocki, Ludwik Starski, Mrs. Stawska, Kazia Wasowska, Mr. Szlangbaum, Mr. Lecki, Baroness Krzeszowska, Suzin, Professor Geist, Baron Dalski, Ewelina Janocka, Felicja Janocka |
| Setting: | Warsaw(Poland) Poland Paris(France) |
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Ratings: 3.83 From 7317 Users | 126 ReviewsCritique Appertaining To Books The Doll
I will say this, I was lucky with this book. I was in love and unhappy and the heroe in the book was reflecting my mood and emotions, so I read this book in one breath. nevertheless this is one of the best polish classic books.Someone in this reviews told that Prus is boring. I don't know about his other works but this book is nothing like boring. And although the book had been written about century ago it's still actual.I can't describe whole book, it's soo much more then one could describe inThis is the acclaimed Polish classic written by Prus serialised in 1897 and full novel form in 1890. It is set in Warshaw in Poland then split between Russian, Austrian and Prussia; the local history preceding the events of the novel appear quite complicated but are detailed to some extent in the books notes but uprisings, unification and the elites, politics, modernity etc are the backdrop.The story is a Dickensian length of 679 pages small font text and a weighty tome I in fact read the ebook
I have been reading this book for a year. 1) It's long and hard to carry around. 2) I don't want it to end. 3) Polish society from a hundred years ago takes a very long time to immerse oneself into so I have to block out an hour at a time to read it and I rarely have a spare hour. Picked it up on Kundera's rec'.
The polish classic but really vivid and absorbing.
3,5/5 starsWell so far this book was the best required reading that I've read in high school.
Good, but it would be better in shorter version. Medium engaging stuff.
This is a thoroughly enjoyable classic novel from Poland. It reads very much like a Victorian novel. Prus seems to be tackling the idea of class and how it affects relationships. I was pleasantly surprised at the humor--especially found in the chapters narrated by the 'Old Clerk'.
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