Ashes and Diamonds

Ashes and Diamonds

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name = Ashes and Diamonds
title_orig = Popiół i diament
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author = Jerzy Andrzejewski
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country = Poland
language = Polish
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genre = Novel
publisher = Czytelnik
release_date = 1948
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media_type = Print (Hardback & Paperback)
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isbn = NA
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"Ashes and Diamonds" (Polish: "Popiół i diament") is a 1948 novel by the Polish writer Jerzy Andrzejewski. In 1958 it was adapted into a film of the same name by the Polish film director Andrzej Wajda.

Plot introduction

The story takes place on May 8, 1945, the last day of World War II in Europe. The protagonist Maciek is a soldier in the underground anti-communist Polish army assigned to kill the Communist Szczuka, and the story follows Maciek's and other characters actions on this fateful day.

External links

* [http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/46776 Popiół i diament at the BFI]


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