Pawel Korombel Pawel Korombel i(A87516 works by) (a.k.a. P. Korombel)
Gender: Male
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14 2 y separately published work icon The Medici Secret Michael White , ( trans. Pawel Korombel with title Tajemnica Medyceuszy ) Poznan : Dom Wydawniczy Rebis , 2008 Z1473450 2008 single work novel thriller 'In the crypt of the Medici Chapel in Florence, scientist Edie Granger, and her uncle, Carlin Mackenzie, are examining the mummified remains of one of the most powerful families in Renaissance Italy. The embalmers have done their work well in terms of outward appearance. But under the crisp skin, the organs have shrivelled to a fraction of their original size, which means it is difficult to gather a usable DNA sample. Edie and Mackenzie both have serious doubts about the true identity of at least two of the five-hundred-year-old bodies. And no one can explain the presence of an alien object discovered resting against Cosimo di Medici's spine. For Carlin Mackenzie, this is the most fascinating and the most dangerous discovery of his life. For Edie, it is the beginning of an obsessive, life-threatening quest.' (Publisher's blurb)
2 28 y separately published work icon Gossip from the Forest Thomas Keneally , ( trans. Pawel Korombel with title Koniec wielkiej wojny ) Warsaw : Da Capo , 1996 Z559053 1975 single work novel historical fiction

'In 1918 at Compiègne, France, a group of intractable men negotiate to forge the armistice ending World War I. The Allies press for total submission; the Germans angle for compromise. So they talk on and on, while the guns roar and men die.'

(Source: Amazon.com)
7 24 y separately published work icon Woman of the Inner Sea Thomas Keneally , ( trans. Pawel Korombel with title Dwa swiaty Kate ) Warsaw : Da Capo , 1994 Z270252 1992 single work novel Woman of the Inner Sea is Thomas Keneally's strongest, most compelling work since his Booker Prize-winning Schindler's Ark. Like that book, the story of Woman of the Inner Sea arises from a true incident, and once more the imagining of it is utterly convincing. Kate Gaffney-Kozinski, an attractive, well educated woman, has gone on 'walkabout' to the inner reaches of the Australian outback. Fleeing her wealthy husband, Paul Kozinski, and his unscrupulous clan, Kate is trying to obliterate herself and the grief that haunts her. At first we do not understand its source, but as the story unfolds a kind of mystery evolves around the tragic loss of her two children. In a small town she tries to change herself into a different woman, seeking the companionship and protection of a reticent but rough local man, an explosives expert known as Jelly. But the violence of the west country's unpredictable weather forces her to move on and soon she must confront her husband. No one knows Australian society better than Thomas Keneally, who offers here a rich cross-section of his people: from Kate's prominent father to her controversial uncle, a renegade priest; from the grasping Kozinskis who rule Sydney's construction business to colourful small-town men like Jelly and his friend Gus, who travels with a kangaroo and emu he has rescued from an entertainment park. And at the centre of this panorama stands Kate, a passionate woman of great integrity caught in a nightmare of grief and deception. Woman of the Inner Sea, with its evocation of the heroic in the midst of disaster and evil, will be remembered as one of Thomas Keneally's best works. (Source: LibrariesAustralia)
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