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The Mighty Angel
Pod Mocnym Aniołem
Jerzy Pilch (born 1952)
Translated by Bill Johnston
English editions
In EnglishThe Mighty Angel
Open Letter · United States · 2009
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The life of Juruś, a writer and an alcoholic, runs in a fearful cycle: drinking, women, and stays on Dr Granada's ward for delirium cases. The stories of his fellow patients, funny and terrible at once, open a world ruled by the fatal constellation of the Mighty Angel. A sad and merry novel about addiction, loneliness, hopeless romances and literature, it asks whether Juruś will try to stop, whether love can overcome the horror of his life, and whether drinkers who say they will quit ever really do.
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About the book
- Form
- Novel
- Length
- 263 pages in the original
- Set in
- Poland
- First published
- 2000 by Wydawnictwo Literackie
- Author's age
- 48 when first published
- ISBN
9788308030721 (original)
9781934824085 (Open Letter, United States)
- More
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