2015 · Nonfiction, History, ReportagePoland 1945: War and Peace
1945. Wojna i pokójChronicle-like in its intimate focus on ordinary citizens, this historical reportage captures Poland during the tumultuous, chaotic months of 1945 between the collapse of Nazi occupation and the onset of Stalinist order. Through letters, diaries, and survivor accounts across devastated towns and newly ceded western territories, the book exposes the desperate struggles for food, shelter, and basic survival in the fragile shadow of peace.
