Quote of the day
Park women, properly so called, are those degraded creatures, utterly lost to all sense of shame, who wander about the paths most frequented after nightfall in the Parks, and consent to any species of humiliation for the sake of acquiring a few shillings
Andrzej Stasiuk
Born: September 25, 1960 (age 63)
Bio: Andrzej Stasiuk is one of the most successful and internationally acclaimed contemporary Polish writers, journalists and literary critics. He is best known for his travel literature and essays that describe the reality of Eastern Europe and its relationship with the West.
Known for:
- On the Road to Babadag (2004)
- Tales of Galicia (1995)
- Mury Hebronu (1992)
- Dukla (Polish Literature Series) (2011)