Chasing the King of Hearts by Hanna Krall
by Christina
Fiction – print. Translated from the Polish by Philip Boehm. Peirene Press, 2013. Originally published 2006. 176 pgs. Purchased. The title of this novella comes from the actions of the story’s main character, Izolda Regenberg, who is singularity driven to chase down her “King of Hearts”, her husband, Shayek. As the situation in the Warsaw ghetto grew more desperate, Izolda hatched a plan for herself, Shayek, and his parents and sister to hide in Polish homes outside the ghetto. Only […]
Categories: 2019 Reads, Europe, Fiction, Genocide, Holocaust, Peirene Press, Poland, Polish, Translated • Tags: Hanna Krall, Philip Boehm
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