Salt of the Earth

The classic pacifist novel by a major Polish writer, who was nominated for the Nobel Prize

About the author

Józef Wittlin (born 1896) was a major Polish poet, novelist, essayist and translator. He studied in Vienna, where he met Joseph Roth and Rainer Maria Rilke, before serving in the Austro-Hungarian army in the First World War. As well as Salt of the Earth, he published numerous collections of poetry, many of which were characterised by their strong pacifist sentiments. With the outbreak of WWII he fled to France and then to New York, where he died in 1976.

Summary

The classic pacifist novel by a major Polish writer, who was nominated for the Nobel Prize

Foreword

The classic pacifist novel by a major Polish writer, who was nominated for the Nobel Prize

Product details

• Authors: Patrick Corness, Jozef Wittlin, Józef Wittlin, Jozef Corness Wittlin
• Assisted by: Patrick Corness (Translation), Patrick John Corness (Translation)
• Publisher: Pushkin Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2018
• EAN: 9781782274704
• ISBN: 978-1-78227-470-4
• No. of pages: 352
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Fiction > Suspense > Crime fiction, thrillers, espionage