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Boleslaw Prus is often compared to Chekhov, and Prus's masterpiece might be described as an intimate epic, a beautifully detailed, utterly absorbing exploration of life in late-nineteenth-century Warsaw, which is also a prophetic reckoning with some of the social forces--imperialism,... Read Full Overview

The Doll (Polish title: Lalka) is the second of four major novels by the Polish writer Boleslaw Prus (real name Aleksander Glowacki). It was composed for periodical serialization in 1887-89 and appeared in book form in 1890. The Doll has been regarded by some, including Nobel... Read Full Overview

Lalka is the second of four major novels by the Polish writer Boleslaw Prus. It was composed for periodical serialization in 1887-89 and appeared in book form in 1890. The Doll has been regarded by some, including Nobel laureate Czeslaw Milosz, as the greatest Polish novel. According... Read Full Overview

The city of Warsaw, under Russian rule in the late 1870s, is the setting for this story. The middle-aged hero, Wokulski, bold and successful in business, is being destroyed by his obsessive love for the frigid, aristocratic society 'doll' Izabela. The embattled aristocracy,... Read Full Overview

Depicts a society where rank and money are everything and sex has become little more than a subject for endless gossip, a human frailty everyone is subject to, yet condemned for. Presents a striking portrait of a woman in fiction with Isabella Lecka, the daughter of an impoverished... Read Full Overview

Lalka. Boleslaw Prus. Calosc, czyli ksiazka zawiera dwa tomy. Tresc ksiazki znajduje sie w domenie publicznej (public domain). Ksiazka wydana zostala w styczniu 2018 roku. Opinie czytelnikow (gwiazdki) dotycza innej ksiazki - byc moze jest to jakis blad serwera.