Did This Hand Kill? |
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| Author:
| Lazarewicz, Cezary |
| Translator:
| Bye, Sean |
| Series title: | Polish Reportage Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-948830-79-9 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2024 |
| Publisher: | Open Letter
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $15.95 |
Book Description:
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The follow up to Łazarewicz's harrowing
Żeby Nie Było Śladów (Leave No Trace) depicting the case of the politicalmurder of Grzegorz Przemyk--which earned Łazarewicz the Nike Literary Award in 2017--
Did This Hand Kill? focuses on the case of Rita Gorgonowa, a cause célèbre of the interwarperiod in Poland.
Gorgonowa, a governess having an affair with her employer, was accused of brutally murdering his daughter, the...
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The follow up to Łazarewicz's harrowing
Żeby Nie Było Śladów (Leave No Trace) depicting the case of the politicalmurder of Grzegorz Przemyk--which earned Łazarewicz the Nike Literary Award in 2017--
Did This Hand Kill? focuses on the case of Rita Gorgonowa, a cause célèbre of the interwarperiod in Poland.
Gorgonowa, a governess having an affair with her employer, was accused of brutally murdering his daughter, the 17-year-old Lusia on New Year's Eve in 1931. Despite her claims of innocence, Gorgonowa was declaredPoland's ultimate villain, and eventually convicted.
But questions remain about this case--the most notorious murder trial of the Second Polish Republic--along with questions about what exactly happened to Gorgonowa post-World War II. Łazarewicz revisits the crime with a contemporary lens and recreates the furor and celebrity revolving around this murder.