Sep 12, 2017 · ... Polish society, Swallowing Mercury is constructed around a spine of resistance and individuality."—Times Literary Supplement. “This ...

Swallowing Mercury brings us life according to Wiolka: a vivacious, adventurous little girl growing up on an impoverished farm in 1980s rural Poland.

Jan 6, 2017 · This virtuoso coming-of-age tale captures the secrets and superstitions of a sleepy village in communist Poland.

However, the title of the book is a terrible “translation”, a huge burden for the book to bear. The original Polish title is “Gugly”. In the stories, "gugly" is ...

... Polish society, Swallowing Mercury is constructed around a spine of resistance and individuality.–Times Literary Supplement. The book's appearance in the ...

Mar 1, 2021 · ... Swallowing Mercury, cover of the Polish edition. #language & literature ... It is a novel about puberty and childhood. ... translated into English ...

Sep 12, 2017 · In this wholly enchanting first novel by Polish poet, Wioletta Greg, life in a politically tumultuous and menacing 1980's rural Poland is seen ...

Oct 14, 2017 · Greg has published six volumes of poetry, and this is her prose debut, translated from the Polish by Eliza Marciniak. Greg's autobiographical ...

Interesting story though a little haunting. The cover is very interesting as well. Nice presentation by Transit Books. ... I'm Polish , so I can relate to events ...

Translated by Eliza Marciniak. Sept. 2017. 146p. Transit, paperback, $15.95 (9781945492044). REVIEW. First published August, 2017 (Booklist). Greg's fictional ...