{"product_id":"salki-paperback","title":"Salki - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWojciech Nowicki\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJan Pytalski\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt all blends here unexpectedly: that past and memory with the present and space.  . . .] At times, your skin will crawl with pleasure from reading.--Andrzej Stasiuk\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLying in bed in Gotland after a writer's conference, thinking about his compulsive desire to travel--and the uncomfortable tensions this desire creates--the narrator of \u003ci\u003eSalki\u003c\/i\u003e starts recounting tragic stories of his family's past, detailing their lives, struggles, and fears in twentieth-century Eastern Europe. In these pieces, he investigates various salkis--attic rooms where memories and memorabilia are stored--real and metaphorical, investigating old documents to better understand the violence of recent times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the prestigious Gdynia Literary Award for Essay, \u003ci\u003eSalki\u003c\/i\u003e is in the tradition of the works of W. G. Sebald and Ryszard Kapuscinski, utilizing techniques of Polish reportage in creating a landscape of memory that is moving and historically powerful.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWojciech Nowicki\u003c\/b\u003e is a Polish essayist, journalist, critic, photographer, and even writes a culinary column. He is also the co-founder of the Imago Mundi Foundation devoted to promoting photography. \u003ci\u003eSalki\u003c\/i\u003e is his first book to be translated into English.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJan Pytalski\u003c\/b\u003e is a graduate of the American Studies Center at the University of Warsaw, and has an MA in translation from the University of Rochester.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWojciech Nowicki\u003c\/b\u003e is a Polish essayist, journalist, critic, photographer, and even writes a culinary column. He is also the co-founder of the Imago Mundi Foundation devoted to promoting photography. \u003ci\u003eSalki\u003c\/i\u003e is his first book to be translated into English.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJan Pytalski\u003c\/b\u003e is a graduate of the American Studies Center at the University of Warsaw, and has an MA in translation from the University of Rochester.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 228\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 13, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42700468617279,"sku":"9781940953588","price":17.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/1a4c0323534f4494d276ef005f5e497d.webp?v=1765016865","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/salki-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}