In The Heritage, first published in German in 1978, Zygmunt Rogalla, an elderly Masurian rug-maker from Lucknow - which was once part of East Prussia, now part of Poland - tells his story from a hospital bed. The curator of the Masurian museum, where objects were collected as a symbol of the culture that had been lost in the second world war and after, he is also its destroyer, his injuries self-inflicted. Through the remembrance of his sufferings, he explains why the museum was so important to him, and to his fellow exiles ...
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In The Heritage, first published in German in 1978, Zygmunt Rogalla, an elderly Masurian rug-maker from Lucknow - which was once part of East Prussia, now part of Poland - tells his story from a hospital bed. The curator of the Masurian museum, where objects were collected as a symbol of the culture that had been lost in the second world war and after, he is also its destroyer, his injuries self-inflicted. Through the remembrance of his sufferings, he explains why the museum was so important to him, and to his fellow exiles, and what terrible discovery led him to destroy not only his life's greatest work, but the objects salvaged from his people's lost past.
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Add this copy of The Heritage to cart. $13.40, very good condition, Sold by Raven Books rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dublin, IRELAND, published 1987 by Mandarin.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Very good condition, slight shelfwear, slightly sunned around text block, reading crease on spine, crease on bottom right corner of front cover, pages clean with no markings. Text in English, German. 458 p. Methuen Modern Fiction. Audience: General/trade. In "The Heritage", first published in German in 1978, Zygmunt Rogalla, an elderly Masurian rug-maker from Lucknow-which was once part of East Prussia, now part of Poland-tells his story from a hospital bed. The curator of the Masurian museum, where objects were collected as a symbol of the culture that had been lost in the second world war and after, he is also its destroyer, his injuries self-inflicted. Through the remembrance of his sufferings, he explains why the museum was so important to him, and to his fellow exiles, and what terrible discovery led him to destroy not only his life's greatest work, but the objects salvaged from his people's lost past. **If you have any queries about this book, please do not hesitate to contact us at hello@ravenbooks. ie**
Add this copy of The Heritage (Methuen Modern Fiction) to cart. $42.06, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1987 by Mandarin.
