The Polish Lover 2
NOVEL. SEIX BARRAL, 2021. 455 PAGES.
Stanisław Poniatowski wanders the halls of his palace in regal solitude. He was recently crowned king, but with the throne came a flood of problems: the royal treasury is heavily in debt, his family is plotting against him and his neighbours, Russia, Austria and Prussia, threaten to destroy everything he has fought for. Can he keep his kingdom together? Two hundred years later, Elena is living in a Mexico struggling to achieve a fabled ‘modernity' and her work as a journalist makes her a privileged witness to that transformation, involving her in experiences of every kind, from encounters with politicians and guerrilla fighters to unforgettable love affairs and irreplaceable losses.
This book completes the story of the last king of Poland, from his coronation to his inevitable end as the biggest loser of a Europe riven by conspiracies while also presenting an inspired panorama of the lights and shadows of Mexican culture and politics.
Elena Poniatowska, winner of the 2013 Premio Cervantes, provides a masterclass with her most personal novel yet in which far off kings and courts are interwoven with the obsessions of a unique writer.
PUBLISHED BY: Spanish worldwide SEIX BARRAL
Other titles from Elena Poniatowska:
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NOVEL, 2019
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SHORT STORIES, 2017
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NON FICTION, 2016
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NOVEL. SEIX BARRAL, 2015
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SHORT STORIES, 2014
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BIOGRAPHY, 2013
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NOVEL. SEIX BARRAL, 2011
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NON FICTION, 2009
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POETRY, 2008
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CHILDREN'S BOOK, 2008
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NOVEL, 2007
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NOVEL, 2007
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Nothing and no one. The voices o...
NON FICTION, 2006.
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NARRATIVE, 2003.
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NOVEL, 2001
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NON FICTION, 2000
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Octavio Paz. The Words of the Tree
BIOGRAPHY, 1998
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NOVELA, 1996
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NARRATIVE, 1994
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NOVEL, 1993
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NON FICTION, 1991-2002
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NOVEL, 1988
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NON FICTION, 1980
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SHORT STORIES, 1979
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NOVEL, 1978
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NON FICTION, 1971
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NOVEL, 1969
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CHILDREN'S NOVEL, 1954
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