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An eye-catching new book introducing Polish culture to English-language readers. Can you distil the essence of a country into just 100 words? We think so.
Written by Miköaj Gli¿ski, Matthew Davies and Adam ¿u¿awski, and illustrated by award-winning graphic designer Magda Burdzynska,
Quarks, Elephants & Pierogi: Poland in 100 Words is made up of a series of 100 full-colour illustrations and articles that each discuss all sorts of Polish words, such as mi¿ö¿ (love), imieniny (name day), ojczyzna (fatherland), wolnö¿ (freedom), and even fili¿anka (tea cup). Often via etymology, each word is an entry point to the multi-layered world of Polish culture and history.
Winner of Most Beautiful Books in Poland 2018 in the Guide category.
About the author
Mikołaj Gliński, Matthew Davies and Adam Żuławski are on the editorial team of Culture.pl, the world’s premiere online source for Polish culture.
Magdalena Burdzyńska is a painter, graphic designer and illustrator. She has designed several highly-lauded books for Polish art house publishers.
Summary
An eye-catching new book introducing Polish culture to English-language readers.
Can you distil the essence of a country into just 100 words? We think so.
Written by Mikołaj Gliński, Matthew Davies and Adam Żuławski, and illustrated by award-winning graphic designer Magda Burdzynska, Quarks, Elephants & Pierogi: Poland in 100 Words is made up of a series of 100 full-colour illustrations and articles that each discuss all sorts of Polish words, such as miłość (love), imieniny (name day), ojczyzna (fatherland), wolność (freedom), and even filiżanka (tea cup). Often via etymology, each word is an entry point to the multi-layered world of Polish culture and history.
Winner of Most Beautiful Books in Poland 2018 in the Guide category.
Foreword
A series of 5 short animations based around some of the topics in the book. Promotion via Culture.pl and its social media channels and newsletter. A travelling exhibition of the book and illustrations in Dublin, Chicago and Toronto (depending on covid safety).
