Description
In the opening days of World War II, an unnamed man records the outbreak of war with chilling calm—determined to keep his holiday intact and to remain untouched by events that overwhelm everyone around him. As the conflict tightens its grip on Poland, his self-absorption becomes a survival strategy, revealing an anti-hero who is detached, unpleasant, and relentlessly focused on his own continuation. Told in a first-person voice that is sharp, observant, and morally unsettling, the memoir turns survival into a question rather than a triumph: what do we owe others when the world collapses? Through themes of cowardice and complicity, self-preservation and self-deception, Filipowicz crafts a psychologically intimate portrait that lingers long after the last page—leaving readers to reconsider how easily we judge the people we would rather condemn.
Available Editions
paperback
Penguin Books, Limited
Published Jan 1, 2020
64 pages
ISBN: 9780241351604
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Details
First Published
2020
Language
eng
Translation
From: pol
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Memoir of an Anti-Hero by Kornel Filipowicz.