Pałac Ostrogskich

The narrator, an addict who has spent a fortune on drugs, drink and taxis and so lives with his parents, wanders through a winding Warsaw of dark alleys and forgotten buildings, settling accounts with his heroin habit and getting into more or less drastic adventures. A mystery leads him to the underground corridors of the nearby Ostrogski Palace. Along the way come the silly projects of the ad agency where he works, his mother's failed cooking, the young Chopin's persecution mania and an extravagant American fiancée, in a book about trying to stop being an object and become human again.

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About the book

Form

Novel

Length

307 pages in the original

Genres

Autofiction (assigned by AI)

Set in

Poland

First published

2008 by Wydawnictwo W.A.B.

Author's age

34 when first published

ISBN

9788374144117 (original)