Description: New Book , Polish release The biographical story that made Simona Kossak famous and inspired the film world to bring her story to the screen. The most important book about the life of an environmentalist and conservationist.They called her a 'Witch' - because she lured a mouse and tamed a terrorist raven who stole gold and attacked cyclists. For over thirty years she lived in a wooden forester house in the middle of the Białowieża Forest, without water or electricity. She slept in a bed with a lynx and lived under one roof with a tame boar. She was a scientist, environmentalist, author of award-winning films and radio plays. It actively worked for the oldest forest in Europe. She believed that one should live simply and close to nature. Among the animals, she found what she had never experienced from humans.The Last Kosakówna. Daughter of George, granddaughter of Wojciech, great-granddaughter of Juliusz - three painters in love with the Polish landscape and history. Niece of Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska and Magdalena the Self-Proclaimed. She was to be the son and fourth Kossak. Like ancestors, carry easels and a familiar name. However, she chose a different path...What happened to her in Krakow that made her decide to escape? Why was it disinherited? Finally - has she found happiness in the "wild"?"Simon" by Anna Kamińska is a fascinating portrait of a rebellious enthusiast and a strong, extraordinary woman. A tale of uncompromisingly finding your place in the world and shedding the weight of a big name. The story of the fall of an old, artistic family and how the gray reality of the Polish People's Republic erased the colorful world of the Krakow aristocracy.Based on the book by Anna Kamińska, the screenplay for the film directed by Adrian Pank entitled "Simon Kossak" (2024) and the theatrical performance "Simon K. Calling in the Forest" (monodrama by Agnieszka Przepiórska, dir. Anna Gryszkówna, text by Piotr Rowicki (2020) were created.A book nominated for the President of the City of Białystok Literary Award im. Wiesław Kazanecki."I wish I had met Simona Kossak. But this grief is soothed by Anna Kamińska's somewhat extremely interesting book, a story about a unique personality and fascinating life. Please take yourself to Dzieninka, it's a journey how little!"Michał Nogaś, Polish Radio Programme 3"Everyone is sometimes a Simona who throws everything away and seeks happiness in nature. A no-power hut, a wild boar eating breakfast with us and a lynx on the veranda (...). I liked this extraordinary woman from the beginning."Sylwia Chutnik, High Heels"The story of her life is read today like a passionate adventure novel about a woman endowed with the incredible courage to be herself. Anna Kamińska's book is not only an exciting story about the life of Simona Kossak, but also about the story of her famous family. Difficult and surprising."Anna Jasińska, Your StyleThe description above is from the publisher.When buying books, unfortunately postage goes expensive so it is best to choose several books in one postageIf you are looking for some others polish releases please let me know :)
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Author: Anna Kamińska
Book Title: Simona
Language: Polish
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Tongue: Polish
