man of war

”War and Peace” is not just a classic novel, but a real heroic epic, the literary value of which is not comparable to any other work. The writer himself considered it a poem, where the private life of a person is inseparable from the history of the whole country. Events and impressions from a peaceful life do not leave characters during the war, on the contrary, they come to life more strongly in their...

Luxor, 1946. When young nurse Aida El Masri returns from war-torn London to her family’s estate in Egypt she steels herself against the challenges ahead. Eight years have passed since her father, Ayoub, was framed for a crime he did not commit, and died as a tragic result. Yet Aida has not forgotten, and now she wants revenge against the man she believes betrayed her father – his best friend, Kamel...

British novelist William B. Maxwell (1866-1938), the son of novelist Mary Elizabeth Braddon, wrote both plays and novels. He is well known for his drama „The Last Man In” (1910) and the satire „The Naked Truth” (1910). Maxwell wrote almost 40 novels which include „Tudor Green” (1935), „The Ragged Messenger” (1904) and „The Devil’s Garden” (1913). He also enlisted as a lieutenant in the Royal Fusiliers...

Tadeusz Mazowiecki (1927–2013), pierwszy niekomunistyczny premier Polski po II wojnie światowej, był niewątpliwie ważną postacią polskiego życia publicznego drugiej połowy XX wieku. Powstała zatem inicjatywa przygotowania kilkutomowej edycji rozproszonych pism Mazowieckiego oraz dokumentów z nim związanych, która obejmowałaby czasy jego działalności społecznej i politycznej. Prezentowany tom, dotyczący...