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Did This Hand Kill?
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Series: Polish Reportage
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ISBN10: 1948830795
ISBN13: 9781948830799
Publisher: Open Letter Books
Published: Mar 26 2024
Pages: 232
Weight: 0.75
Height: 0.90 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.40
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781948830799
Publisher: Open Letter Books
Published: Mar 26 2024
Pages: 232
Weight: 0.75
Height: 0.90 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.40
Language: English
The follow up to Lazarewicz's harrowing Żeby Nie Bylo Śladóoacute;w (Leave No Trace) depicting the case of the political
murder of Grzegorz Przemyk-which earned Lazarewicz the Nike Literary Award in 2017--Did This Hand Kill? focuses on the case of Rita Gorgonowa, a cause céeacute;lèegrave;bre of the interwar
murder of Grzegorz Przemyk-which earned Lazarewicz the Nike Literary Award in 2017--Did This Hand Kill? focuses on the case of Rita Gorgonowa, a cause céeacute;lèegrave;bre of the interwar
period in Poland.
Gorgonowa, a governess having an affair with her employer, was accused of brutally murdering his daughter, the 17-year-old Lusia on New Year's Eve in 1931. Despite her claims of innocence, Gorgonowa was declared
Poland's ultimate villain, and eventually convicted.
But questions remain about this case--the most notorious murder trial of the Second Polish Republic--along with questions about what exactly happened to Gorgonowa post-World War II. Lazarewicz revisits the crime with a contemporary lens and recreates the furor and celebrity revolving around this murder.
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