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When God Looked the Other Way: An Odyssey of War, Exile, and Redemption par Adam
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Caractéristiques de l'objet
- État
- ISBN
- 9780226004440
- Book Title
- When God Looked the Other Way : an Odyssey of War, Exile, and Redemption
- Item Length
- 0.9 in
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Publication Year
- 2006
- Format
- Perfect
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.1 in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, History
- Topic
- Russia & the Former Soviet Union, Military / World War II, Military / General, General, Historical
- Item Width
- 0.6 in
- Item Weight
- 15.7 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 288 Pages
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Adamczyk's gripping memoir revisits one of the most overlooked examples of humanity's dark side--the Soviet Union's brutal treatment of Polish citizens during and after World War II.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
ISBN-10
0226004449
ISBN-13
9780226004440
eBay Product ID (ePID)
50230768
Product Key Features
Book Title
When God Looked the Other Way : an Odyssey of War, Exile, and Redemption
Format
Perfect
Language
English
Topic
Russia & the Former Soviet Union, Military / World War II, Military / General, General, Historical
Publication Year
2006
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
0.9 in
Item Height
0.1 in
Item Width
0.6 in
Item Weight
15.7 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
D805.S65a33 2006
Reviews
A personal story of the horrors that Poles lived through during World War II. When God Looked the Other Way , above all else, explains why there is still a Poland. . . . One of the most remarkable World War II sagas I have ever read. It is history with a human face., Adamczyk recounts the story of his own wartime childhood with exemplary precision and immense emotional sensitivity, presenting the ordeal of one family with the clarity and insight of a skilled novelist. . . . I have read many descriptions of the Siberian odyssey and of other forgotten wartime episodes. But none of them is more informative, more moving, or more beautifully written than When God Looked the Other Way ., As I finished this book. . . I came to think that it is perhaps a good thing that it was not written and published during the height of the Cold War. At that point, the narrator's black-and-white moral judgments might simply have been dismissed by many readers as counterpropaganda, and his story and that of his family would have probably been ignored. Now, after the demise of the Soviet Union, when we are no longer trying to prove that our way of life is superior, we can better appreciate the awful privations that the Soviet system created for its citizens and for those unlucky enough to have been caught up in it. Adamczyk's unpretentious prose is well-suited to capture that truly awful reality. . . . Perhaps Adamczyk's narrative can help us remember what it is about our country that has traditionally inspired the admiration of the world, and to turn away from the worst elements of hate-mongering and fear that have transformed us into a country more like Adamczyk's USSR than we would like to be., Adamczyk is a master story teller. His account . . . holds the reader's attention and sympathy throughout., "Most people are not aware that the Soviet Union annexed the eastern half of Poland in September 1939. Even fewer know that until June 1941, as many as 500,000 Polish "enemies of the state" were deported to the U.S.S.R. As the son of a Polish officer and an educated mother, Wesley Adamczyk was the perfect candidate for deportation. . . . When God Looked the Other Way is fascinating, upsetting, and full of small shocks; and Mr. Adamczyk writes heartfelt, straight-forward prose. . . . This book sheds light on more than one forgotten episode of history.", This powerful memoir transforms the faceless statistics of exile, death, and suffering into a narrative of one family's experience. Well written, carefully researched yet restricting itself to the experience and perspective of the writer, this memoir is highly recommended., In this finely wrought memoir of loss and survival, Adamczyk tells his family's story against the backdrop of a little known chapter of WWII--the forced exile of thousands of Poles by the Soviet government in the opening weeks of the war. . . . Adamczyk's language is earthy, intense, and moving. In addition to the strong portraits of his family, Adamczyk fills the book with unforgettable characters from their odyssey--brutal Red Army soldiers; desperately impoverished yet generous Kazakhs; and the clean, well-dressed Americans. With this work, Adamczyk has brought illumination and honor to the families of the thousands who suffered the same terrible fate.
Table of Content
Contents Foreword by Norman Davies Preface Acknowledgments Author's Note Part I. Poland 1. Sarny 2. The Hunt Part II. We Are Enslaved 3. A Knock on the Door 4. Train to Nowhere Part III. The Inhuman Land 5. The Russian Steppes 6. Semiozersk 7. Winter and Wolves 8. The Petroviches 9. War and Shortages 10. The Interrogation 11. Holding On 12. Starvation and Vodka 13. Tutoring 14. The Culture of Communism Part IV. Escape to Freedom 15. The Escape Plan 16. Jurek's Ordeal 17. Aboard the Kaganovich Part V. The Bitter Taste of Freedom 18. The Beach at Pahlevi 19. The Air Force Hangar 20. The Darkest Hour 21. An Unexpected Visitor 22. Shattered Hopes 23. Ahvaz 24. Desert Games 25. The Orphanage 26. The Silver Case Part VI. People without a Country 27. At the Crossroads 28. "Where the Sun Never Sets" Part VII. Journey's End 29. The Magnificent Aquitania 30. Thanksgiving Day 31. Making Peace with God Part VIII. The Passage of Time 32. For Whom the Bells Toll 33. The Circle Closes Afterword: Circumstances Surrounding the Katyn Tragedy Appendix: Letters to America Notes
Copyright Date
2006
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
940.53/175845 B
Dewey Edition
22
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