Chołod
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| Author | Szczepan Twardoch |
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| Language | Polish |
| Publisher | Wydawnictwo Literackie |
Publication date | 26 October 2022 |
| ISBN | 978-83-080-7682-8 |
Chołod is a novel written by Szczepan Twardoch and published in 2022 by Wydawnictwo Literackie in book and e-book form.[1]
Plot[edit]
Chołod is named after a settlement in the far north, inhabited by a small community living according to its own laws, isolated from civilization. A Silesian, Konrad Widuch, fleeing a Soviet gulag, settles there and describes his stay in Chołod and his earlier turbulent and dramatic fate in his memoirs. In a mysterious way, the memoirs find their way to the author of the book, who reconstructs them and explains how they came into his hands.[1][2]
Reception[edit]
Chołod received favourable reviews. Marcin Belza of Kultura Liberalna praised the book, noting that "this is a novel that doesn't think for us" and that "plays out the themes of identity in a virtuoso way".[3] On Forbes it was noted that Chołod is an attempt to get to the meaning of history.[4] It has also been widely covered by other Polish language media.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11] It has been nominated for the Empik Bestsellers 2022 in the categories of fiction and audio superfiction and Lubimyczytać.pl Book of the Year 2022 in the category of historical novel.[12][13]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Chołod". www.wydawnictwoliterackie.pl. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
- ^ "Chołod | Szczepan Twardoch". Lubimyczytać.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-07-08.
- ^ "BEŁZA: Mowa (nie)zależna. Recenzja powieści "Chołod" Szczepana Twardocha". Kultura Liberalna (in Polish). 2022-11-21. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
- ^ "Podróże Twardocha na Spitsbergen to nie chwyt marketingowy, a próba zrozumienia historii". Forbes.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-07-09.
- ^ "Strach, przygoda i zagadka. Nowa powieść Twardocha jest jak mroczny serial". wyborcza.pl. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
- ^ "Kiedy przychodzi Rosja... "Chołod", nowa powieść Szczepana Twardocha". www.polityka.pl (in Polish). 11 November 2022. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
- ^ "Chołod is coming / Literatura / dwutygodnik.com". www.dwutygodnik.com (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-07-09.
- ^ Bugajski, Leszek (2022-11-11). ""Chołod" – Szczepan Twardoch nie zawiódł. Pisze jak Szklarski na sterydach". Wprost (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-07-09.
- ^ "Twardoch wraca z nową książką. W RMF FM opowiada o powieści "Chołod"". www.rmf24.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-07-09.
- ^ ""Chołod". Czarne widmo Rosji wciąż widać na horyzoncie". forsal.pl (in Polish). 2022-12-10. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
- ^ "Polskie premiery: "Chołod" Twardocha i "Nigdzie" Boryczki - Dwójka - polskieradio.pl". polskieradio.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-07-09.
- ^ "Najlepsze książki 2022 - Bestsellery Empiku 2022". www.empik.com (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-07-08.
- ^ "Poznaj Książki Roku 2022!". lubimyczytac.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-07-08.