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The Polish School of Observation

Curatorial Theme: Literary Reportage as Art Form. The "Polish School of Reportage" represents one of the most unique and significant contributions to 20th-century literature. This collection highlights the foundational giants—Ryszard Kapuściński and Hanna Krall—alongside the vibrant contemporary generation.

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The Emperor

Ryszard Kapuściński · 1978

Translator: William Brand and Katarzyna Mroczkowska-Brand. Cornerstone of the collection, a devastating allegory of autocratic decay.

Cover of Gottland: Mostly True Stories from Half of Czechoslovakia

Gottland: Mostly True Stories from Half of Czechoslovakia

Mariusz Szczygieł · 2006

Czech Absurdity. Focuses on the Kafkaesque absurdities of life under totalitarianism.

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The Books of Jacob

Olga Tokarczuk · 2010

Translator: Jennifer Croft. Historical reportage reconstructing the sensory details of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

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How to Feed a Dictator

Witold Szabłowski · 2019

Dictators & Food. Szabłowski explores the lives of dictators through the eyes of their personal chefs.

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White fever

Jacek Hugo-Bader

Post-Soviet Drive. A brutal, visceral examination of the post-Soviet wreckage from Moscow to Vladivostok.

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The Night Wanderers

Wojciech Jagielski · 2012

Uganda/Kony. Haunting and precise look at the conflict in Uganda and the "night commuters".

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Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead

Olga Tokarczuk · 2009

Moral Thriller. A noir-like investigation into nature, death, and the hypocrisy of society.

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Shah Of Shahs

Ryszard Kapuściński · 1982

Revolution. Kapuściński's masterpiece on the Iranian Revolution, dissecting the anatomy of power.

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Flights

Olga Tokarczuk · 2007

Fragmented Travel. A constellation of stories exploring movement, anatomy, and the fluid nature of time.

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View with a Grain of Sand: Selected Poems

Wisława Szymborska · 1995

Poetic Observation. Poetry with a reporter's gaze on the "unimportant" details.