This book is a threnody for the exterminated Jews of Kalisz, but it's much more than that - it is a general reflection on the attitude of Polish society to what happened before its eyes and on the various attitudes to the Jews...
This book is a threnody for the exterminated Jews of Kalisz, but it's much more than that - it is a general reflection on the attitude of Polish society to what happened before its eyes and on the various attitudes to the Jews.
"This is a reflection full of pain and self-criticism, a reflection by an author who is aware that one of his duties is to voice bitter opinions, opinions which cannot be expected to go down well with a large number of readers." (Michał Głowiński)
Arkadiusz Pacholski (b. 1969) historian, journalist, and essayist. The author of three books, he publishes in several cultural periodicals. Holder of the Koscielski Prize (the main Polish literary prize for writers under 40).
- Arkadiusz Pacholski
Landscape with a Red Sun / Krajobraz z czerwonym słońcem
Sztuka i Rynek, Kalisz 2001
translation rights: Arkadiusz Pacholski, rights available
140 x 216, 39 pages, paperback
ISBN 83-913102-7-2