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Pani Ptakowa single work   short story  
Issue Details: First known date: 1997... 1997 Pani Ptakowa
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A story evoking the narrator's childhood in the Polish, formerly German town of Olsztyn, in the 1950s. The narrator describes her meetings with a dressmaker named Pani Ptakowa, Mrs Bird, and their discussions about historical events, including the massacre of Polish officers by Soviet soldiers at Katyn in Russia. The story conveys the atmosphere of life in postwar Communist Poland.

Notes

  • English translation of the title: Mrs Bird
  • Dedication: Irenie [To Irena]

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Language: Polish
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Last amended 7 Jun 2018 16:27:12
Subjects:
  • Katyn,
    c
    Russia,
    c
    c
    Former Soviet Union,
    c
    Eastern Europe, Europe,
Settings:
  • Olsztyn,
    c
    Poland,
    c
    Eastern Europe, Europe,
  • 1950s
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