A Thousand Peaceful Cities

by Jerzy Pilch

Book Overview

"If laughter actually is the best medicine, fortunate readers of this wonderful novel will surely enjoy perfect health for the rest of their days."--Kirkus Reviews

A comic gem, Jerzy Pilch's A Thousand Peaceful Cities takes place in 1963, in the latter days of the Polish post-Stalinist "thaw." The narrator, Jerzyk ("little Jerzy"), is a teenager who is keenly interested in his father, a retired postal administrator, and his...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1934824275
• ISBN13: 9781934824276
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: Open Letter
• Length: 143 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.6"