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City of Lions
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City of Lions
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Lviv, Lwow, Lvov, Lemberg. Known by a variety of names, the City of Lions is now in western Ukraine. Situated in different countries during its history, it is a city located along the fault-lines of Europe's history.
City of Lions presents two essays, written more than half a century apart - but united by one city.
Jozef Wittlin's sensual and lyrical paean to his Lwow, written in exile, is a deep cry of love and pain for his city, where most people he knew have fled or been killed.
Philippe Sands' finely honed exploration of what has been lost and what remains interweaves a lawyer's love of evidence with the emotional heft of a descendant of Lviv.
With an illuminating preface by Eva Hoffman and stunning new photographs by Diana Matar, City of Lions is a powerful and melancholy evocation of central Europe in the twentieth century, with a special resonance for today's troubled continent.
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City of Lions, by Philippe Sands and Jozef Wittlin, features a blend of reflective prose and historical narrative that draws a vivid picture of Lviv in different eras. The book contrasts Sands' balanced essay with Wittlin's more erratic style, creating a haunting and evocative portrayal of the city. It receives praise for its meditative exploration of memory, politics, and the passage of time, as well as for its prose described as both beautiful and haunting.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781805330011
Publisher: Pushkin Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 25 May 2023
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Pushkin Press
Contributors:
- Translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones
- Introduction by Eva Hoffman
- Contributions by Diana Matar
- Translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 160
About the Author
Jozef Wittlin (born 1896) was a major Polish poet, novelist, essayist and translator. He studied in Vienna, where he met Joseph Roth and Rainer Maria Rilke, before serving in the Austro-Hungarian army in the First World War. He published one novel and numerous collections of poetry, many of which were characterised by their strong pacifist sentiments. With the outbreak of WWII he fled to France and then to New York, where he died in 1976.Philippe Sands is a professor of Law at University College London. He specialises in International Law and International disputes. He has also published many books, including East West Street and The Ratline.
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