Did This Hand Kill?

Did This Hand Kill? - Paperback

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Did This Hand Kill? - Paperback

Did This Hand Kill? - Paperback

by Cezary Lazarewicz
$15.95
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Book Overview

The follow up to Lazarewicz's harrowing Żeby Nie Bylo Śladów (Leave No Trace) depicting the case of the political
murder of Grzegorz Przemyk--which earned Lazarewicz the Nike Literary Award in 2017--Did This Hand Kill? focuses on the case of Rita Gorgonowa, a cause célèbre of the interwar
period in Poland.


Gorgonowa, a governess having an affair with her employer, was accused of brutally murdering his daughter, the 17-year-old Lusia on New Year's Eve in 1931. Despite her claims of innocence, Gorgonowa was declared
Poland's ultimate villain, and eventually convicted.


But questions remain about this case--the most notorious murder trial of the Second Polish Republic--along with questions about what exactly happened to Gorgonowa post-World War II. Lazarewicz revisits the crime with a contemporary lens and recreates the furor and celebrity revolving around this murder.
ISBN9781948830799
Author Cezary Lazarewicz
PublisherOpen Letter
GenreLiterature
FormatPaperback
PublishedMarch 2024
LanguageENG- English
Pages232
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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Did This Hand Kill?

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About Cezary Lazarewicz

Cezary Lazarewicz is a Polish journalist who has worked for Gazeta Wyborcza, Przekrój, and Polityka. His books include Reportaże pomorskie (Pomeranian Reports, 2012); Sześc pięter luksusu. Przerwana historia domu braci Jablkowskich (Six Floors of Luxury: The Interrupted History of the Jablkowski Brothers' House, 2013); Elegancki morderca (Elegant Murderer, 2015); Żeby nie bylo śladów. Sprawa Grzegorza Przemyka (That There Would Be No Traces: The Case of Grzegorz Przemyk, 2016), for which he received the Nike Literary Prize, the Oscar Halecki Prize, and the MediaTora Prize; and Tu mówi Polska. Reportaże z Pomorza (Here is Poland: Reports from Pomerania, 2017). Żeby nie bylo śladów was also named Book of the Year by Radio Kraków and was a finalist for the Ryszard Kapuściński Prize.

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