{"product_id":"did-this-hand-kill-paperback","title":"Did This Hand Kill? - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCezary Lazarewicz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSean Bye\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe follow up to Lazarewicz's harrowing \u003ci\u003eŻeby Nie Bylo Śladów \u003c\/i\u003e(Leave No Trace) depicting the case of the political\u003cbr\u003emurder of Grzegorz Przemyk--which earned Lazarewicz the Nike Literary Award in 2017--\u003ci\u003eDid This Hand Kill? \u003c\/i\u003efocuses on the case of Rita Gorgonowa, a cause célèbre of the interwar\u003cbr\u003eperiod in Poland. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGorgonowa, 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\u003cbr\u003ePoland's ultimate villain, and eventually convicted. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCezary Lazarewicz\u003c\/b\u003e is a Polish journalist who has worked for \u003ci\u003eGazeta Wyborcza\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePrzekrój\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePolityka\u003c\/i\u003e. His books include \u003ci\u003eReportaże pomorskie\u003c\/i\u003e (Pomeranian Reports, 2012); \u003ci\u003eSześc pięter luksusu. Przerwana historia domu braci Jablkowskich\u003c\/i\u003e (Six Floors of Luxury: The Interrupted History of the Jablkowski Brothers' House, 2013); \u003ci\u003eElegancki morderca\u003c\/i\u003e (Elegant Murderer, 2015); \u003ci\u003eŻeby nie bylo śladów. Sprawa Grzegorza Przemyka\u003c\/i\u003e (That There Would Be No Traces: The Case of Grzegorz Przemyk, 2016), for which he received the Nike Literary Prize, the Oscar Halecki Prize, and the MediaTora Prize; and \u003ci\u003eTu mówi Polska. Reportaże z Pomorza\u003c\/i\u003e (Here is Poland: Reports from Pomerania, 2017). \u003ci\u003eŻeby nie bylo śladów\u003c\/i\u003e was also named Book of the Year by Radio Kraków and was a finalist for the Ryszard Kapuściński Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSean Gasper Bye\u003c\/b\u003e is a translator of Polish fiction, reportage, and drama. He has published translations of \u003ci\u003eWatercolours\u003c\/i\u003e by Lidia Ostalowska, \u003ci\u003eHistory of a Disappearance\u003c\/i\u003e by Filip Springer, \u003ci\u003eThe King of Warsaw\u003c\/i\u003e by Szczepan Twardoch, and \u003ci\u003eEllis Island: A People's History\u003c\/i\u003e by Malgorzata Szejnert. He's also published shorter pieces in \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWords Without Borders\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCatapult\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWorld Literature Today\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. He is a winner of the 2016 Asymptote Close Approximations Prize, a 2019 National Endowment for the Arts translation fellow, and former Literature and Humanities Curator at the Polish Cultural Institute New York.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 26, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51763987841312,"sku":"9781948830799","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/bed6adc857bfd4c3f12dba1a647f168b.webp?v=1780243255","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/did-this-hand-kill-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}