Ashes and Diamonds (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Jerzy Andrzejewski
- First Published: 1948
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Political
- Time of Work: May 5 to May 8, 1945
- Setting: Ostrowiec, Poland
- Genres: Long fiction, Political fiction
- Subjects: Communism or communists, 1940’s, Assassination, Ethics, Terrorism or terrorists, Poland or Polish people
- Locales: Poland
Characters Discussed
Stefan Szczuka (SHCHEW-kah), the son of a tailor, trained as an engineer. He becomes a member of the Communist Party in the period before the war and spends several years in prison for subversive activities. During the occupation, he is arrested again, this time by the Germans, and is sent to the concentration camp at Gross-Rosen. With the liberation of Poland by the Red Army, he becomes the head of the Communist Party Area Committee in the Southeast. Now in his mid-forties, he is ready to help build Communism in Poland. This, he believes, must be done...
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