Scenes From A Disturbed Childhoo

By Adam Czerniawski

'Adam Czerniawski's memoir begins in the pitch dark of Poland's fall in 1939, a family fleeing this way and that under the bombs and between the jailers. Then a faint light returns, and soon a clear, serene dawn as Adam follows schools in Palestine, enters the army, is reunited with his family in England and begins to write poetry.This is a beautifully subtle book, luminous with detail and character. The simplicity of the narrative, interwoven with old letters and seen with the surprise and candour of a boy, conceals much skill. There is terror and tragedy here, and the loss of home (the experience of a Polish generation), but never despair.'Neal Ascherson

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1852422416
• ISBN13: 9781852422417
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Serpent's Tail
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.8" x 5.3"