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Czeslaw Milosz The Issa Valley

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U Lužického semináře 10, Malá Strana

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Penguin Books Ltd

UK

2026

Paperback

336

Standard

329388

978-0-241-77392-5

0-241-77392-X

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Thomas was born in the village of Gine at that time of year when a ripe apple thumps to the ground during an afternoon lull.' So a boy's life begins in a winding river valley on the Polish-Russian border where time is measured by seasonal rhythms and ancient songs. For Thomas, the ghosts in the forest are as real as the magical water-snakes that live in the Issa; in the village he is entranced by the women with their cinched waists and the men in their long boots. But when he is shown a map, he discovers a kingdom all his own and starts to dream of leaving the valley behind.

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