Hot Ice | Thomas S. Gladsky
In the following essay, Gladsky explores Dybek's rendering of ethnicity and cultural and spiritual heritage in his stories.
Thomas S. Gladsky
In the following essay, Gladsky explores Dybek's rendering of ethnicity and cultural and spiritual heritage in his stories.
The new world culture and old country heritage of approximately fifteen million Americans of Polish descent are among multicultural America's best kept secrets. Historically a quiet minority, they have been eager to acculturate, assimilate, and melt into the mainstream.
One of the consequences of this has been a failure to acquaint other Americans with Polish culture—its history and literature—or to establish a...
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