My Two Polish Grandfathers: And Other Essays on the

My Two Polish Grandfathers: And Other Essays on the Imaginative Life

AWARD-WINNING AND CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED WRITER WITOLD RYBCZYNSKI DELIVERS A REVELATORY COLLECTION OF LINKED AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL ESSAYS -- PART MEMOIR, PART FAMILY HISTORY -- ABOUT THE UPHEAVALS OF EUROPEAN LIVES DURING WORLD WAR II, HIS OWN INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT, AND THE UNIVERSAL LANGUAGES OF ART, MUSIC, AND ARCHITECTURE.

Witold Rybczynski's parents and grandparents were a thriving, cultured family in prewar Warsaw, then a sophisticated European city. With the onset of war, their world fell apart. His mother and father made separate escapes, reuniting against many odds on a ship bound for Scotland from Marseilles.

That people can lose everything, overcome stunning odds to survive, remake themselves in a foreign country, learn a new language and culture, and then do it again is extraordinary. My Two Polish Grandfathers is a testament to the boundaryless world of art, architecture, and music -- which can be transported from one country to another -- and clear affirmation of Rybczynski's own path toward becoming an architect and one of today's most original thinkers.

Beautifully written, thoughtful, and extraordinarily subtle, this riveting work offers a rare glimpse into the development of Rybczynski's educated outsider's eye and is a tribute to a European generation that has helped to define postwar American culture.
Country USA
Brand SCRIBNER
Manufacturer Scribner
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber black & white illustrations
ReleaseDate 2009-02-03
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780743235983

Country	USA
Brand	SCRIBNER
Manufacturer	Scribner
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	black & white illustrations
ReleaseDate	2009-02-03
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780743235983

My Two Polish Grandfathers: And Other Essays on the Imaginative Life

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