The families themselves come very much alive, and through them, Poland itself. a page-turner in the grand Michener tradition.” - The Washington Post Like the heroic land that is its subject, Poland teems with vivid events, unforgettable characters, and the unfolding drama of an entire nation.īONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from James A. Michener was one of the world’s most popular writers, the author of more than forty books of fiction and nonfiction, including the Pulitzer Prizewinning Tales of the South Pacific, the bestselling novels The Source, Hawaii, Alaska, Chesapeake, Centennial, Texas, Caribbean, and Caravans, and the memoir The World Is My Home. Michener chronicles eight tumultuous centuries as three Polish families live out their destinies. Chicago Tribune In this sweeping novel, James A. With an inspiring tradition of resistance to brutal invaders, from the barbarians to the Nazis, and a heritage of pride that burns through eras of romantic passion and courageous solidarity, their common story reaches a breathtaking culmination in the historic showdown between the ruthless Communists and rebellious farmers of the modern age. Poland is a monumental effort, a magnificent guide to a better understanding of the country’s tribulations. The Counts Lubonski, the petty nobles Bukowksi, and the peasants Buk are at some times fiercely united, at others tragically divided. And he is equally distressed with how easily Communist Poland sank into a mirror of its own dark past, if only now in the name of the proletarian rather than the inherited over lords.

Michener chronicles eight tumultuous centuries as three Polish families live out their destinies. Michener is unblinking in his discussion of Poland’s cruel suffering under the rarely discussed Nazi Holocaust. Poland is a monumental effort, a magnificent guide to a better understanding of the country’s tribulations.”- Chicago Tribune

Synopsis: “A Michener epic is far more than a bedtime reader, it’s an experience.

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