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JoinÌýCzeslawÌýMiloszÌýbiographerÌýAndrzejÌýFranaszekÌýandÌýtranslatorsÌýAleksandraÌýParker, Michael Parker andÌý (Lecturer in Polish Studies at the º£½ÇÉçÇø) for an evening in celebration ofÌýCzeslawÌýMilosz—the great Polish poet and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1980 – to coincide with the publication of two extraordinary new books published in English for the first time.

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AndrzejÌýFranaszek’s award-winning biography ofÌýCzeslawÌýMiloszÌýoffers a rich portrait of the writer and his troubled century, providing context for a larger appreciation of his work. This English-language edition, translated byÌýAleksandraÌýParkerÌýandÌýMichael Parker, contains a new introduction by the translators, along with historical explanations, maps, and a chronology.ÌýFranaszekÌýrecounts the poet’s personal odyssey through the events that convulsed twentieth-century Europe: World War I, the Bolshevik revolution, the Nazi invasion and occupation of Poland, and the Soviet Union’s postwar dominance of Eastern Europe.

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TheÌýMountains ofÌýParnassusÌýis the Nobel laureate’s unfinished science fiction novel—available in English for the first time ever.Ìý'sÌýoutstanding translation is classicÌýMilosz, and a necessary companion volume for readers seeking a deeper understanding of his themes. Written in theÌý1970s, and published posthumously in Polish in 2012, Milosz’s deliberately unfinished novel is set in a dystopian future where hierarchy, patriarchy, and religion no longer exist.

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ALL TICKETS INCLUDE WINE AND ARE REDEEMABLE AGAINST BOOKS PURCHASED ON THE NIGHT. BUY TICKETS ONLINE, IN STORE OR BY PHONING 020 7636 1577.

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Lead image photo credit: Culture.pl

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