Sowers Of The Wind: A Novel Of The Occupation Of Japan
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Edition: 1st ed
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Boards - good. Binding tight.
A landmark work of Polish modernist fiction, Sowers of the Wind by Maria Kuncewiczowa chronicles the turbulent inner life of a passionate and restless woman navigating the tensions between personal desire and societal expectation in interwar Poland. With psychological intensity and lyrical prose, Kuncewiczowa uncovers the emotional fractures that define her protagonist's relationships, ambitions, and sense of self. The novel presents a richly textured portrait of a woman caught between tradition and modernity, rendered with the kind of unflinching honesty that distinguished Kuncewiczowa as one of the most important voices in twentieth-century Polish literature. Atmospheric and deeply introspective, the narrative illustrates how private struggles mirror the broader cultural and political upheavals of the era, making it as historically resonant as it is emotionally compelling.
Author: T. A. G. Hungerford
Format: Hardback
Published: 1954, Angus and Robertson
Edition: 1st ed
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Boards - good. Binding tight.
A landmark work of Polish modernist fiction, Sowers of the Wind by Maria Kuncewiczowa chronicles the turbulent inner life of a passionate and restless woman navigating the tensions between personal desire and societal expectation in interwar Poland. With psychological intensity and lyrical prose, Kuncewiczowa uncovers the emotional fractures that define her protagonist's relationships, ambitions, and sense of self. The novel presents a richly textured portrait of a woman caught between tradition and modernity, rendered with the kind of unflinching honesty that distinguished Kuncewiczowa as one of the most important voices in twentieth-century Polish literature. Atmospheric and deeply introspective, the narrative illustrates how private struggles mirror the broader cultural and political upheavals of the era, making it as historically resonant as it is emotionally compelling.