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The Doll (Polish: Lalka) is the second of four acclaimed novels by the Polish writer Bolesław Prus (real name Aleksander Głowacki). It was composed for periodical serialization in 1887–1889 and appeared in book form in 1890.
A late 19th-century love story, considered by many critics and literature scholars to be the greatest Polish realist novel. Unlike many acclaimed works of the past, it is still adored by many readers.
The Doll. Bolesław Prus, David J. Welsh (Translator), Stanisław Barańczak (Introduction) 3.81. 21,578 ratings2,057 reviews. Warsaw under Russian rule in the late 1870s is the setting for Prus’s grand panorama of social conflict, political tension, and personal suffering.
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Feb 23, 2011 · The Doll. Boleslaw Prus. New York Review of Books, Feb 23, 2011 - Fiction - 704 pages. This brilliant romantic novel of three generations of men in Warsaw is “19th-century realism at its...
Prus’s fatally flawed hero is Wokulski, a successful businessman who yearns for recognition from Poland’s decadent aristocracy and falls desperately in love with the highborn, glacially...
"The Waistcoat" ("Kamizelka") is an 1882 short story by the Polish writer Bolesław Prus, and is considered a masterpiece of short-story writing. It is a sketch of everyday life of impoverished Warsaw residents.
Prus’s fatally flawed hero is Wokulski, a successful businessman who yearns for recognition from Poland’s decadent aristocracy and falls desperately in love with the highborn, glacially beautiful Izabela.
