In today's literary feature: Jerzy Andrzejewski's novelAshes and Diamonds, made into an unforgettable film classic (1958) by one of Poland's top film director, Andrzej Wajda.

Jerzy Andrzejewski (1909-1983)

Polish novelist, short-story writer, and political dissident, whose most famous work is Popiol i diament (1948, Ashes and Diamonds). It dealt with the conflict between two visions of the world in Poland, some years before "a people's republic" was established in 1947. Andrzejewski's novel was translated into more than 20 languages and adapted for screen in 1958 by the director Andrzej Wajda. more…