Books
Rage (2016)
Rage, by the highly-rated Zygmunt Miłoszewski, translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones, was published in the original Polish as Gniew in 2014. The third in a loose trilogy of crime procedurals featuring State Prosecutor Teodor Szacki, Rage follows Entanglement/Uwikłanie (2010/2007) and A Grain of Truth/Ziarno Prawdy (2012/2011) in examining aspects of contemporary Polish society - respectively Poland's Communist past and Polish-Jewish relations. Both earlier novels were made info feature films, A Grain of Truth more successfully, in an excellent adaptation with screenplay by Miłoszewski, directed by Borys Lankosz and starring Robert Wieckiewicz.
Read moreCity of Lions (2016)
The book consists of two essays about the city now called Liviv, in Western Ukraine. Between the wars it was Lwów and part of Poland; until 1918 it belonged to Austro-Hungary and was known as Lemberg. Wittlin (1896–1976) lived in the city from 1904 to 1922, and wrote his essay in New York in 1946; Sands’ grandfather was born there, lost his whole extended family in the Holocaust, moved to Paris, and never spoke about it again. Sands has also written a much longer book, East West Street, in which the city has a central role - several people had read and recommended it; and has made a film, My Nazi Legacy (referred to in City of Lions), about events in Poland and Ukraine during WW2, which is available online (also being shown on BBC4; 27th December, 11pm).
Read moreBoundary (2016)
Regions of the Great Heresy: Bruno Schulz, A Biographical Portrait (2003)
Chasing the King of Hearts (2013)
Death in Danzig (2005)
The Polish Complex (1982)
Waiting for the Dog to Sleep (2006)
