Ashes and Diamonds (Masterplots II: World Fiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Jerzy Andrzejewski
- First Published: 1948
- Type of Work: Political novel
- Time of Work: May 5 through May 8, 1945
- Setting: Ostrowiec, Poland
- Principal Characters: Stefan Szczuka, Maciek Chelmicki, Krystyna Rozbicka, Antoni Kossecki, Andrzej Kossecki, Alek Kossecki, Juliusz Szretter, Katja Staniewicz, Franciszek Podgorski
- Genres: Long fiction, Political fiction
- Subjects: Communism or communists, 1940’s, Assassination, Ethics, Terrorism or terrorists, Poland or Polish people
- Locales: Poland
The Novel
The events which make up the plot of Jerzy Andrzejewski’s Ashes and Diamonds occur over a period of four days in an industrial city of modest size called Ostrowiec. Situated approximately ninety miles due south of Warsaw, the city of Ostrowiec had already been liberated by Soviet forces in January, 1945. The novel itself formally begins on Saturday, May 5. It is on this day that Stefan Szczuka, a Polish Communist in charge of administering the entire district, narrowly escapes assassination at the hands of some members of the outlawed underground...
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