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Gustaw Herling-Grudzinski Books

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Gustaw Herling-Grudzinski was a distinguished Polish writer known for his profound reflections on the political and social realities of his time. Born on May 20, 1919, and deceased on July 4, 2000, Herling-Grudzinski's writing frequently addressed the experiences of individuals under totalitarian regimes.

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Desire Loses Longing Longing For Death

Author:Gustaw Herling-Grudzinski

“My elaboration of the story always conforms to the reality at its source. It is always close to the world, the life, the reality it describes. No matter where I go, I’m still holding up a mirror.”

World Stills Matter Stories Reality Source Mirrors Conform

Author:Gustaw Herling-Grudzinski

“You will find a spring by the dwelling of the dead, to the left. Next to it stands a white cypress. Do not approach that spring, do not go near it. You will find another spring that pours from the lake of Memory, cool water gushes out of it. There are guards in front of it. Address these words to them: I am daughter of the earth and the star-covered Sky, and I descend from the Sky; and that you know; I burn and die of thirst; let me drink quickly of the cool water that gushes from the lake of Memory. And they will allow you to drink from the sacred spring.”