Kalina jedrusik biography books
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Światłoczuła
Keynote
An unusual biography of a photographer
who was a witness to key events in
the twentieth century. A story of a woman
who saw more than others did.
Selling Points
A story about the remarkable artist
Zofia Chomętowska, whose photography
earned its place in the canon of world
photography.
The book’s protagonist saw with her
own eyes key events in the history of
Europe – the collapse of the pre-war world,
the threat of war, and the birth of modern
western societies.
The biography isn’t just limited to
the photographer’s life – it’s also a sociopolitical
panorama of her times.
A feminist story about a female artist
who had to fight for her position in a world
dominated by men.
A remarkable and unique biography,
written in an experimental way using
the language and metaphors offered by
photography.
The author has already written several
bestselling biographies of other female
artists, including Agnieszka Osiecka and
Kalina Jędrusik.
Description
Zofia Chomętowska was born
died in in Buenos Aires. During
her lifetime the world changed its
character several times – and she
documented those metamorphoses.
She came from a landowning family,
and grew up in a bourgeois-intellectual
environment, attended literary
salons in between-the-wars Warsaw
and
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By Irina Trocan
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The Actresses of the Polish Film Industry [AKA Polish Film Actresses]
About this Item
Oversized hardcover, fully bilingual: Polish & English, pages, illustrated throughout, includes index, NOT ex-library. Weight: pounds. Book appears unread, clean and bright throughout, with unmarked text and tight binding, free of internal creasing. Price blacked-out on rear board. Published without a dust jacket. "The Actresses of the Polish Film Industry" is a compilation of biographies and artistic achievements of 55 Polish actresses across many generations stretching from before the Great War until recent times. The choice of the actresses was a result of an online voting, as well as a selection made by an all-male jury comprising some of Poland's leading filmmaking, screenwriting and acting talents, such as Janusz Glowacki, Slawomir Idziak, and Boguslaw Linda. Most of the dozens of the beautiful portraits in this album come with their own story. Dramatized by time, they document the beauty, charm and personality of the actresses, but also reveal their dreams and worries. Among the actresses featured in this volume are: Pola Negri, Hanka Ordonowna, Pola Raksa, Malgorzata Braunek, Barbara Brylska, Krystyna Janda, Maja Komorowska, Kalina Jedrusik, Beata Tyszkiewicz, Anna