The Subtenant / To Outwit God (2 Books in 1)

The Subtenant / To Outwit God (2 Books in 1)

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<div>This volume presents two works by acclaimed Polish journalist Hanna Krall: <I>The Subtenant,</I> a semi-autobiographical novel, and <I>To Outwit God,</I> a remarkable interview with Marek Edelman, the last surviving leader of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising. <I>The Subtenant</I> explores the troubled and ever-shifting relationships between Poles and Jews, beginning with the author's concealment as a child during the Nazi years and ending in 1981 when martial law was declared in Poland. In <I>To Outwit God,</I> Edelman's words assault conventional assumptions about heroes and heroism, taking in his time not only in the Warsaw Ghetto but his careers as a physician and a Solidarity activist. Taken together, the two works form a powerful memoir of Jewish survival, a meditation on Polish-Jewish relations, and a commentary on the forces that have produced modern Polish opposition movements.<BR></div>