Stone Upon Stone
Author: Wiesław Myśliwski
Desc: A masterpiece of post-war Polish literature Stone Upon Stone is Wiesław Myśliwski’s grand epic in the rural tradition—a profound and irreverent stream of memory cutting through the rich and varied terrain of one man’s connection to the land to his family and community to women to tradition to God to death and to what it means to be alive. Wise and impetuous plainspoken and compassionate Szymek recalls his youth in their village his time as a guerrilla soldier as a wedding official barber policeman lover drinker and caretaker for his invalid brother. Filled with interwoven stories and voices by turns hilarious and moving Szymek’s narrative exudes the profound wisdom of one who has suffered yet who loves life to the very core.