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Biographical note
Antonia Lloyd-Jones graduated from Oxford University in 1983 with a degree in Russian and Ancient Greek, and has been teaching herself Polish ever since. She has translated works by many of Poland's leading contemporary novelists and reportage authors, as well as crime fiction, poetry and children's books. Her translation of Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by 2018 Nobel Prize laureate Olga Tokarczuk was shortlisted for the 2019 Man Booker International Prize. She is a mentor for the Emerging Translators' Mentorship Programme, and former co-chair of the UK Translators Association.This is a worthwhile effort to preserve strong examples of Polish writing in translation to make it accessible to the international market. The stories are logically structured, and carry a point, and present details to describe the scenes and tensions from this foreign perspective. Academic libraries should purchase this book,...These stories are so well written, it is difficult to indeed separate true autobiographies from the fictions.
Pennsylvania Literary Journal
A fascinating and engaging collection, which will introduce anglophone readers to some important Polish authors, and immerse them in the rich history of the city.
Rob Spence, Shiny New Books
Focusing on distinct neighbourhoods, each story paints a vivid picture of Warsaw's tumultuous interwar period as a republic, through rebuilding under communism to the country's independence in 1989... Warsaw Tales is a guide to the capital, past and present.
New Statesman
the perfect book to read in concert with a visit [to Warsaw].
Richard Lofthouse, QUAD
Compelling, profoundly moving, and filled with a fascinating range of authors and stories, I found it thoroughly absorbing... This is a book full of riches and I highly recommend it.
Kaggsy's Bookish Ramblings
Focusing on distinct neighbourhoods, each story paints a vivid picture of Warsaw's tumultuous interwar period as a republic, through rebuilding under communism to the country's independence in 1989... Warsaw Tales is a guide to the capital, past and present.
New Statesman
the perfect book to read in concert with a visit [to Warsaw].
Richard Lofthouse, QUAD
Compelling, profoundly moving, and filled with a fascinating range of authors and stories, I found it thoroughly absorbing... This is a book full of riches and I highly recommend it.
Kaggsy's Bookish Ramblings
As a whole the collection contributes to a greater understanding of how the history of Warsaw manifests in memory, post-memory and literature, and how it continues to inspire artists to this day.
Marcel Krueger, Dublin Review of Books
This is the latest volume in a series of captivating books, each of which contains essays and works of short fiction that capture the essence of a European city.
Foreign Affairs