Ashes and Diamonds
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Author | Jerzy Andrzejewski |
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Original title (if not in English) | Popiół i diament |
Country | Poland |
Language | Polish |
Genre(s) | Novel |
Publisher | Czytelnik |
Released | 1948 |
Media Type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
ISBN | NA |
Ashes and Diamonds (Polish: Popiół i diament) is 1948 novel by the Polish writer Jerzy Andrzejewski. In 1958 it was made into a film directed by the well-known Polish film director, Andrzej Wajda.
[edit] Plot introduction
The story takes place on May 8, 1945, the last day of fighting World War II in Poland. Maciek is a soldier assigned to terminate Szczuka, but starts to second guess whether he should complete his mission.