The Captive Mind
by Czesław Miłosz
Taste attributes: documentaryhistoricalpoliticalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearbig & variedemotive & stirringsocial commentarytroubled leadsinjustice/tragedy/vengeance
Boxlist takeA grounded, weighty non-fiction book: inventive and stirring. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
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Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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5.0 / 5
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About This Book
A work of nonfiction by Polish writer, poet, academic and Nobel laureate Czesław Miłosz. It was written after the author's defection from Stalinist Poland in 1951. The book catalogs the experiences of Milosz and his colleagues, in pre-war Poland, under the Nazi Occupation, and in the Soviet-dominated People's Republic of Poland.
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- Author
- Czesław Miłosz
- Published
- 1953
- Pages
- 251
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- Open Library
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