y separately published work icon Atlantyda : opowieść o Wielkim Księstwie Bałaku single work   autobiography  
Issue Details: First known date: 1969... 1969 Atlantyda : opowieść o Wielkim Księstwie Bałaku
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Set before WWII this is a tale of two cities, Drohobycz and Lvov and their interwoven Polish, Ukrainian and Jewish folklore. The author recollects his childhood and the people he met.

Notes

  • English translation of the title: Atlantis: A Tale of the Grand Duchy of Bałak ['Bałak' was the Polish dialect spoken in pre-WWII Lwów and surrounding towns like Drohobycz]
  • Includes a memoir of the poet and artist Bruno Schulz, who was Chciuk's art teacher at his high school in Drohobycz in the 1930s.
  • The title 'Atlantyda' (Atlantis) refers to the destruction of the pre-war world of Drohobycz by the Nazi and Soviet invasions of Poland.

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Language: Polish
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Subjects:
  • Drohobycz,
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    Poland,
    c
    Eastern Europe, Europe,
  • Lvov,
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    Poland,
    c
    Eastern Europe, Europe,
  • 1920-1939
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