Czesław Miłosz was a Nobel Prize-winning poet and author of Polish-Lithuanian heritage, recognized for his uncompromising clarity in voicing the exposed human condition amidst severe conflict. Writing exclusively in Polish, his work delves into the vulnerabilities of existence and the complexities of a troubled world. His literary contributions, encompassing poetry and prose, offer profound insights into the human experience. He also enriched Polish literature through his translation of the Old Testament Psalms.
After The Second World War, the author was exiled for many years from his home country of Poland. In this book, he evokes that homeland and his years away from it; how it nurtured him and how its divisions and destruction shaped a generation.