A female, contemporary ‘sanatorium novel’ drawing on The Magic Mountain

Małecki doesn’t force the reader to get emotional while allowing for it

The reality Twardoch has created is a vortex of dark urges, a world full of violence and cruelty

In Helak’s novel, the Borderlands becomes an emanation of Polish identity

Górecki’s Symphony of Sorrowful Songs passed Sting, Madonna and Nirvana in British and American music charts

A one of a kind meditation on the loss of loved ones